After US Soccer changes Iranian flag on social media, Iran calls for US expulsion from 2022 World Cup
by CNN — Iranian state media has called for the US to be expelled from the 2022 World Cup after the US Soccer Federation changed the …
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Lionel Messi helps keep Argentina’s World Cup hopes alive with a magical moment against Mexico
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Iran Supreme Leader praises paramilitaries for crackdown on ‘rioters’
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Iran arrests protest supporting footballer Voria Ghafouri | News
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Neymar injured, Richarlison scores for Brazil at World Cup
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Iran protests: UN rights chief says ‘full-fledged’ crisis is underway in Iran
CNN — According to Volker Turk, head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Iran is in a “full-fledged human rights crisis” as …
Iran protests: UN rights chief says ‘full-fledged’ crisis is underway in Iran
CNN — According to Volker Turk, head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Iran is in a “full-fledged human rights crisis” as …