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Irans Sports Minister Announces Withdrawal from World Cup Amid U.S. Attacks and Regional Conflict

Irans sports minister has declared the countrys withdrawal from this summers World Cup following U.S. attacks that resulted in over one thousand three hundred fatalities, including the supreme leader. The minister cited security concerns and impossible conditions for the team, as Iran qualified by topping its Asian group and joins Group G with games against New Zealand, Belgium, and Egypt. This marks the first post-qualification withdrawal since nineteen fifty, and FIFA holds full say on replacements, possibly Iraq from Asia, though war-closed airspace complicates travel for playoffs. The event starts June eleventh in Mexico City.

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