Revolutionary Guard claim is ‘outright lie’, says Iran’s football federation (opens original article in a new tab)

Iran's football federation rejected US claims that an IRGC-linked individual tried to join their World Cup team flight, calling the allegations false and baseless.

• US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin claimed an IRGC-linked individual tried to join Iran's World Cup team flight
• Iran's football federation denied the claim, calling it a 'fabricated and entirely baseless allegation'
• FFIRI president Mehdi Taj stated the allegations are false and undermine US credibility