What is currently unfolding inside FIFA’s boardrooms over a single flag is, in reality, a continuation of the long-running conflict betw ...

Members of the Iranian diaspora have in the past displayed the flag at sporting events as a means to protest the regime in Tehran

The old flag, featuring the lion and sun emblem, has served as the symbol of Iranians opposed to the current Iranian government since 1979.

What is currently unfolding inside FIFA’s boardrooms over a single flag is, in reality, a continuation of the long-running conflict betw ...

The world soccer governing body FIFA reportedly plans to again prohibit fans from displaying Iran's pre-revolutionary flag at the 2026 World Cup, renewing a controversy that…

Iranian monarchist groups are voicing anger over reports that FIFA intends to ban the so-called Lion and Sun flag, often used as a symbol of resistance to the theocratic rule that…