1 hour ago Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum has agreed to let Iran to beryllium based successful the state during the World Cup, with the United States unwilling to big them.
Sheinbaum said her authorities had been approached by Fifa aft the US made it wide it did not privation Iran's squad to enactment successful the state during the tournament.
"We person nary crushed to contradict them the anticipation of staying successful Mexico," Sheinbaum said.
"The United States does not privation the Iranian squad to enactment overnight, but they are going to play 3 matches there.
"So they asked us: 'Can they enactment overnight successful Mexico?' And we said: 'Yes, nary problem. We person nary problem."
Iran were primitively fixed Tucson, Arizona arsenic their World Cup basal with each 3 of their matches scheduled to instrumentality spot successful the US.
However, the ongoing warfare successful the Middle East and related information concerns has led to uncertainty astir their participation.
The World Cup is being co-hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico, with Iran scheduled to play New Zealand connected 15 June and Belgium connected 21 June - some successful Los Angeles - and Egypt successful Seattle connected 26 June.
Iran are presently preparing for the tournment successful Antalya, confederate Turkey.
The BBC has contacted the White House for comment.
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