When Iran takes to the field on Monday for the first game of its World Cup, Sara Barahman will be among the thousands of protesters outside the stadium waving a very specific flag: the one used by the country before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. If these banners —- featuring a lion and sun over green, white, and red stripes —- make it inside the venue, the Iranian team has threatened to halt its match against New Zealand. But the political science student couldn't care less.

Flag bans, travel headaches and a religious regime video among bumps in road, as team prepares to be first to play in country with which it is at war

When Iran takes to the field on Monday for the first game of its World Cup, Sara Barahman will be among the thousands of protesters outside the stadium waving a very specific…

Iran’s players have threatened to halt play if protest flags appear inside.

Iranian Americans are torn over Iran’s participation in this year’s World Cup

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Iranian Americans are torn over Iran's participation in the World Cup, as some community members plan to watch Monday's match and others plan to protest…

US host city braces for protests near stadium as Iran prepares to start its World Cup campaign against New Zealand.

Iran start their World Cup campaign in Los Angeles on Monday against New Zealand but the team will have to deal with protests from activists both prior to and during the fixture

Iran's 2026 FIFA World Cup opening match on Monday has become the backdrop for a fresh display of political tensions, with protesters and...

a small group of Iranian Americans shouted, “Down with terrorists!”

Iranian-American protesters gathered near SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles as Iran faced New Zealand in its 2026 World Cup opener, waving pre-revolutionary

LOS ANGELES, June 15 : The Iran soccer team were preparing to play their first match at this year's World Cup in Los Angeles on Monday, with protests expected by the city's large…

INGLEWOOD, California, June 15 : Iranian Americans streamed into the Los Angeles stadium where Iran play their first match at the 2026 World Cup on Monday, with some calling for…

Iranian activist Arezu Rashidi says fans will defy FIFA's ban and display the pre-revolution Lion and Sun flag at 2026 World Cup stadiums.

Iranian Americans remain divided over whether supporting the team means supporting the state

A group gathered at an intersection around ten minutes walk from the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles , six hours before the match was due to kick off.

Hundreds of anti-regime protesters gathered outside the stadium in Los Angeles where Iran will take on New Zealand in their opening game of the 2026 World Cup on Monday.Waving the…

Protests erupted ahead of Iran's World Cup match with New Zealand as hundreds of demonstrators made their voices heard outside the stadium

Anti-government protesters gathered in Los Angeles, home to the biggest Iranian community outside Iran, ahead of the Iran-New Zealand match.

Erano in circa 500 a manifestare all'esterno del SoFi Stadium durante la prima partita della nazionale contro la Nuova Zelanda, finita 2-2. Tra i simboli della

Iran began their World Cup campaign in Los Angeles on Monday with a 2-2 draw against New Zealand, before a crowd that mixed fans cheering the team and Iranian Americans waving…