'Not appropriate' for Iran to be at World Cup - Trump
US president Donald Trump says Iran are "welcome" at the 2026 World Cup but it is not "appropriate" for them to be there.
Source: BBC News Iran ▾
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Trump will welcome Iran at World Cup - Infantino
US President Donald Trump has said Iran are "welcome" to take part in this summer's World Cup despite the countries being at war, according to Fifa president Gianni Infantino.
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Rising prices, mixed messages: Iran war is fraught with political risk for Trump
The war's price, measured in damage to the economy and in political costs to Trump, is still coming into view.
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Iran's new leader has never been tested. He now faces an existential battle
Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, enters power as the Islamic republic faces its most serious crisis.
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Iranians deeply divided over Mojtaba Khamenei's rise to power
While pro-establishment crowds celebrate Khamenei's appointment as his father's successor, others believe it signals no change to how Iran is ruled.
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Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader?
Many expect the 56-year-old, who has largely kept a low profile, to continue his father's hardline policies.
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Why did Iran's president apologise?
The apology may hint at a political repositioning inside Iran, writes BBC Persian's Amir Azmi.
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Trump wants to pick Iran's new leader - will a hostile regime under fire agree?
The president's vision of Iran's future could meet fierce opposition, writes chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet.
