The Iranian Football Federation made a strong statement in response to US President Donald Trump, who previously announced that the presence of the Iranian team at the 2026 World Cup.

The diplomatic crisis spread to the sports arena due to military attacks in the region, which turned out to be fierce, putting the team’s trip to the United States in doubt.

Previously, Donald Trump wrote on his social network Truth Social: “Iran is welcome to the world championship, but I really don’t think that their presence is good for their life and security.”.

The Iranian National Assembly spoke through its official Instagram account, voting on the independence of the tournament from politics:.

" It's crazy, no one can turn off the Iranian national team from the World Championship;

The only country that can be turned off is the one that loses the status of a 'state land', and is not able to ensure the safety of teams that take part from this global state,"

Iran has been reduced to Group G by Belgium, Egypt and New Zealand. These matches are scheduled in Los Angeles and Seattle, and the training facility may be located in Tucson, Arizona.. Doctors' diplomatic notes create an unprecedented response for safety coordinators.

Signs of a possible boycott or withdrawal from the tournament are already there: the Iranian delegation missed the mandatory training of FIFA teams in Atlanta last year, and the Minister of Sports of Iran, Ahmad Doyanmali, publicly reprimanded.