Markwayne Mullin, the US Secretary of Homeland Security, says Iran tried to smuggle individuals with “direct ties” to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as part of its World Cup delegation.
The US official made the claims in an interview with Fox
News on Sunday.
Mullin said the US accepted 53 members of the Iranian
national team delegation coming into the country for the 2026 World Cup. He
added that the White House had to deny entry to several others included on the
travel list because of their alleged links to the IRGC.
“The rest of the individuals that Iran had tried to bring
in, also had direct ties to the IRGC and aren’t their normal travelling group,”
the US homeland secretary said.
“So these games that Iran plays, unfortunately, make them an
adversary that you can’t trust.”
The IRGC is the most powerful military body of the Iranian
government and has been locked in war with the US and Israel since early this
year.
Both the US and Iran have been at war for months, and the
fighting had earlier threatened Team Melli’s participation in the World Cup
co-hosted across North America.
With the US hosting most of Iran’s World Cup games, there
have been accusations from both sides since the competition began.
Despite talks of ongoing negotiations and ceasefires, the
hostility has remained heightened.
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