Iran has reportedly threatened to pull out of this summer’s World Cup after US and Israeli airstrikes killed the country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The dramatic escalation follows a joint military operation on Saturday which targeted major Iranian cities, including the capital Tehran, following weeks of growing tension.
The attack came shortly after Iran and the United States were in negotiations to curb Iranian efforts to ever obtain a nuclear weapon in exchange for sanction relief that has long crippled the Iranian economy.
It appears that those unsuccessful talks were the trigger for the intervention, but Democrats decried that Trump had taken action without congressional authorisation. White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said the administration had briefed several Republican and Democratic leaders in Congress in advance.
In the wake of the conflict, Mehdi Taj, the president of the Iranian Football Federation, cast massive doubt over their participation in the upcoming summer tournament.
In a report gathered by Truth Live News, the President of the Iranian Football Federation, Mehdi Taj, has cast doubt over his country’s participation in the world cup, since the Iranian Football team have been mandated to play three of their group matches in the United States of America.
