Iran on Saturday slammed World Cup host the United States over what it called "discriminatory treatment" by not granting visas for some members of the Iranian delegation to attend the tournament."Why do you not say that visas were denied to a large portion of the managerial and executive staff, technical advisers, and others who are an integral part of any national football team?" the Iranian embassy in Turkey said in a post on X, referring to an earlier announcement by US envoy Tom Barrack that visas had been granted to players."You have now escalated the deliberate and discriminatory treatment against Iran's national football team to its highest level," the embassy added.You cannot whitewash conduct that violates FIFA regulations and breaches the United States’ host obligations merely by praising yourselves.Why do you not say that visas were denied to a large portion of the managerial and executive staff, technical advisers, and others who are… https://t.co/AoEvfphxmH— Iran Embassy in Türkiye (@Iran_in_Turkiye) June 6, 2026 Also Read: Stadium workers near Los Angeles vote to authorize a strike days before FIFA World Cup begins