Dozens of soccer fans displayed Iran’s pre-revolutionary Lion and Sun flag at the country’s World Cup opener in defiance of FIFA, which won a court hearing allowing it to prohibit the symbol inside venues. The Lion and Sun flag has become a mark of resistance to repressive theocratic rule in Iran.
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Iranian monarchist groups are voicing anger over reports that FIFA intends to ban the so-called Lion and Sun flag, often used as…
Iranian activist Arezu Rashidi says fans will defy FIFA's ban and display the pre-revolution Lion and Sun flag at 2026 World Cup…
Members of the Iranian diaspora have in the past displayed the flag at sporting events as a means to protest the regime in Tehran
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