Iran's striker Mehdi Taremi said the country's political predicament "undermines the joy of the World Cup".

Gianni Infantino has made great play of FIFA’s influence over host nations in the past, but when it came to the United States ...

As Iran prepares to make its return to the World Cup next Monday, many Iranians across the world are experiencing the same conflicting emotions.

A growing divide between fans and team, coupled with economic hardship and war, has dampened the mood Abbas Kiarostami, the late Iranian director, made a film called Life, and Nothing More …, set ...

Why Iran's flag has caused some controversy for fans attending the World Cup in North America.

The Group G encounter finished 0–0, but the primary talking point arrived in the 66th minute when Argentine referee Dario ...