Members of Iran’s soccer team
NOTICE TO READERS: For the second day in a row WordPress has published my post before I completed it. Your patience is requested while I edit the post below. I have added a map showing the moving by USrael of military equipment across Europe to the Middle East. This shows you how important NATO is to the US even though Trump has been insulting the nations comprising NATO for almost two years now. Canada will be dragged into the coming war…That’s why Carney worked so hard to get a majority government…so he could pretend to have the support of Canadians when he drags us into this war–WAIT FOR IT!
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ORIGINAL POST STARTS HERE:
Good Tuesday morning beloved sentients. It is day 53 of the “two week” war to clobber Iran into USraeli submission and we have another Sword of Damocles hanging over humanity. Another count-down to Armageddon.
Regular readers will remember what I said in the first few days of the war. I said there would be two “tells” as to how the war was going–who had the upper hand between USrael and Iran. The first tell would be who controls the “Strait of Hormuz” and the second tell was whether the FIFA tournament scheduled to be held in North America [Canada/US and Mexico] was still going ahead.
Well, folks here we are 52 days in and there is no settling of either one of those issues. The Strait of Hormuz has been shut down and neither side can use it for traffic. And, as you will see by the various links I have posted below, the FIFA tournament which starts in two months…is still hanging by a thread. If a hot war breaks out there will be NO championship.
I have always said there would be no FIFA championship….AND NOW I AM WAITING FOR THE OFFICIAL CANCELLATION BEFORE THE END OF APRIL.
Here are some links to reports about the FIFA tournament from the past couple of weeks:
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Iran’s football team is preparing for the World Cup, but a final decision on its participation in the tournament will be taken by the government, the country’s sport minister says.
“If the safety of the national team’s players in the United States is ensured, we will travel to the World Cup,” Iran’s Sports and Youth Minister Ahmad Donyamali was quoted as saying by Iran’s Tasnim news agency on Thursday.
“The decision will be made by the government and the Supreme National Security Council,” he added.
Team Melli are scheduled to play all their World Cup games in the US, one of the three host nations alongside Canada and Mexico, but their participation has been uncertain since the US-Israeli war on Iran began on February 28.
The doubts surrounding Iran’s role in the tournament remain as a fragile Pakistan-mediated ceasefire between Tehran and Washington nears its deadline on Thursday.
Donyamali, speaking to Iranian media, insisted that the team will continue to train for the World Cup regardless of the ongoing geopolitical tensions.
“The national team may not go to the World Cup, but if we are going to participate, we must be ready,” he said.
Iran’s Football Federation (FFIRI) asked FIFA to move its games out of the US last month, but the sport’s governing body said all World Cup fixtures will go ahead as scheduled, dismissing the possibility of Mexico hosting the Iranian team, citing logistical impediments.
On Wednesday, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said he was “confident” that Iran would play in the World Cup despite US President Donald Trump’s earlier comments saying “it would not be appropriate” for them to participate.
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No Iranian delegation has arrived in Islamabad for talks with the United States, says a report, as senior Iranian officials declared they will not engage in talks “under the shadow of threats” following renewed American aggression at sea.
No Iranian delegation in Islamabad, says report as Tehran rejects talks under threats
Contrary to numerous international and regional media reports suggesting an Iranian delegation was set to arrive for talks, IRIB News Agency reported on Tuesday that “to date, no delegation from Iran has gone to Islamabad, Pakistan; neither a main nor a subsidiary delegation; neither primary nor secondary.”
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Iran’s retaliation threat sharpens the crisis
Iran threatens retaliation after US ship seizure as peace talks stall
Iran is escalating its warning after the U.S. seizure of the Touska, saying Washington will bear responsibility for worsening the regional crisis. Sky News cited Iran’s foreign ministry condemning what it called the “illegal and brutal” seizure and saying the country would use all its capabilities to defend its interests, while demanding the crew’s immediate release.
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Greencrow continues: Folks below is one of Trump’s many insults to NATO. Despite which NATO will be dragged into this WWIII conflict. Will there be a False Flag? Will they even bother to do that anymore?
Massive military movement to Gulf by US spells the end for the FIFA Championship. Trump chooses war over sports
Major update on Iran’s threat to boycott the World Cup over nation’s conflict with America
US ‘facing human rights emergency,’ says Amnesty International
US ‘facing human rights emergency,’ says Amnesty International
Amnesty International says the United States is “facing a human rights emergency” in a new report on the 2026 World Cup, describing the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as posing a “chilling threat” to fans and even “players themselves”. The human rights organisation also warn that severe restrictions on freedom of expression and peaceful protest across all three hosts threaten the “safe, welcoming and inclusive” tournament promised by Fifa.
…Only four of the 16 host cities have so far published human rights plans, and none have yet said anything about protection from immigration enforcement, with Amnesty pointing to how Dallas, Houston and Miami have all signed “problematic agreements for local law enforcement agencies to collaborate with ICE”….”
2026 World Cup faces security crisis: Intelligence lists major threats | First Sports | Watch
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FIFA canceled tons of reserved hotel rooms in World Cup host cities
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Five World Cup nations could face steep US visa bonds before 2026 tournament
Five World Cup nations could face steep US visa bonds before 2026 tournament
According to The Athletic, a new United States visa bond policy could create a major financial barrier for some World Cup supporters traveling to the tournament in 2026. The report says fans from Algeria, Cape Verde, Senegal, Ivory Coast and Tunisia, five nations that have already qualified, may be required to pay bond amounts of $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000 before they are allowed to enter the country on certain visitor visas….
…Mediaite also emphasized that the State Department’s position appears to apply equally to athletes, reinforcing the uncertainty around whether players from the five affected nations could be asked to meet the same bond requirements. If that interpretation holds, the issue would move from being a fan access problem to a broader tournament operations challenge involving squads, staff and federation officials.”
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Greencrow concludes: The post below reflects my feelings about what’s coming. Iran is fighting for all humanity. I just hope Russia and China support Iran in the coming days.
Stay tuned.
Greencrow as the crow flies 