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centerLIVE UPDATEIran cannot participate in World Cup, sports minister says
Iran cannot participate in World Cup, sports minister says Iran cannot participate in the 2026 World Cup after the United States killed their leader Ayatollah Ali Khamene, sports minister Ahmad Donyamali. "Considering that this corrupt regime (the US) has assassinated our leader, under no circumstances can we participate in the World Cup," the minister told state television.
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