If Iran playing in the United States when it’s been at war with the host nation wasn’t complex enough, the feelings and atmosphere inside Los Angeles’s SoFi Stadium, where tens of thousands of Iranians gathered, added a new layer.

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…

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