Name: Iran calls itself World Cup's 'most oppressed' team
Uploaded: 2026-06-20T04:12:44+08:00
Duration: 2 min 17 s
Description: Iran says it is the World Cup’s “most oppressed” team after its opening match. Iran’s preparations have suffered a host of setbacks after the U.S. and Israel began a war against the country. Although a peace deal has since been signed by the U.S.

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Iran says it is the World Cup’s “most oppressed” team after its opening match. Iran’s preparations have suffered a host of setbacks after the U.S. and Israel began a war against the country.

Although a peace deal has since been signed by the U.S. and Iranian presidents, halting the war, the team continue to face upheavals, as CGTN’s Dan Williams reports from Tijuana.

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