Critics urge sports organizations to ban Iran after regime allegedly executed thousands of anti-government protesters, including young wrestlers.

It has been more than five years since the Iranian government hanged star athlete Navid Afkari, despite Donald Trump's plea. In September 2020, Afkari was executed after having been accused and ...

MILAN (AP) — The IOC elected its first female member from Iran on Wednesday, who became its current youngest representative and opened the Olympic body to scrutiny over the country's record on women ...

Iranian football team’s head coach Ardeshir Amir Ghalenoei has arrived in Washington, DC, with a delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation, before the draw for the FIFA World Cup ...

Iran is seeking to execute a decorated Iranian wrestler for merely peacefully protesting against the regime in early January, prompting the U.S. State Department on Wednesday to demand that Tehran ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s national team coach will attend the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington, despite an earlier announcement by the country’s soccer federation that it would ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran has decided to boycott the 2026 World Cup draw in Washington next week because the U.S. denied visas to members of its delegation, the state-run IRNA news ...

US President Donald Trump meets with FIFA President Gianni Infantino and US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on November 17 about the White House Task Force before the FIFA World Cup 2026 ...