Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said Tuesday that American officials' celebration over Iran's World Cup elimination violates accepted hosting standards and norms, according to Iranian state media. The statement continues Tehran's public criticism of the US over the tournament.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei accused US officials of violating 'all accepted standards and norms of hosting' by celebrating Iran's elimination from the World Cup, in a statement Tuesday evening. The remark follows a similar complaint from the ministry earlier Tuesday that the 2026 World Cup was conducted in a 'very political' manner. As The Zioneer reported, US Homeland Security Secretary Markquin Mullin said Monday he 'danced for joy' after the Iranian team was eliminated and ordered to leave the US. The exchange is the latest in a string of Iranian diplomatic complaints about US conduct during the tournament, which runs alongside ongoing US-Iran negotiations over a bilateral memorandum of understanding.
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