Iran’s strong protest against the United States for erasing Allah from its flag before the World Cup match

The Football Federation of Iran protested against the United States for removing the Iranian flag emblem representing the word Allah in social media posts. This shortly before the game this Tuesday enters both teams for the World Cup Qatar 2022.

In a duel with political overtones, the United States and Iran They will face each other on Tuesday in the last day of Group B, in which both teams play a place in the round of 16. England, with 4 points, leads the key followed by Iran (3), United States (2) and Wales (1).

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“The Iranian Soccer Federation sent an email to FIFA to demand that it issue a serious notice to the American Federation,” said the official agency Irna.

“In an unprofessional action, the American Soccer Federation Instagram profile removed the Allah symbol from the flag Iranian,” Irna wrote.

The flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran It is made up of the colors green, white and red and the word is included in its center. To with stylized font. That word was erased from the flag on Instagram and Twitter posts from the US Soccer Federation.

By posting a distorted image of the flag of the Islamic Republic of #Iran on its official account, the #US football team breached the @FIFAcom charter, for which a 10-game suspension is the appropriate penalty.
team #USES should be kicked out of the #WorldCup2022 pic.twitter.com/c8I4i4z3Tv

— Tasnim News Agency (@Tasnimnews_EN) November 27, 2022

A communication officer for the US federation explained that it was a “specific gesture to show our solidarity with the women of Iran”.

“The flag it was never changed on the official website of the federation”, he justified.

The flag of Iran. (ATTA KENARE / AFP).

The incident occurs when Iran The protests that began on September 16 over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman who died after her arrest by the morality police in Tehran, continue.

A US Soccer spokesperson later told reporters that the controversial social media posts had been removed.

However, “we continue to support women’s rights in Iran”, he stressed.

The two countries severed diplomatic relations in 1980, a few months after the hostage-taking of the US embassy in Tehran in November 1979.

Iran and the United States already met in the 1998 World Cup, offering scenes of brotherhood between the players.

Source: Elcomercio