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Iran Soccer Team Relocates to Tijuana Amid Flag Dispute

6/14/2026

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Iran’s national soccer team moved its World Cup training base to Tijuana and is staying at a Mexican-guarded hotel.
A Tijuana restaurant owned by Saied Assadi flies the pre-1979 Iranian flag, dividing the city’s Iranian community.
State Department officials said they will not let the team bring individuals they deem terrorists into the United States.
A California nonprofit sued to block stadium bans on the pre-revolutionary Iranian flag, citing expression.

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Iran’s national soccer team moved its World Cup training base to Tijuana and is staying at a Mexican-guarded hotel.
A Tijuana restaurant owned by Saied Assadi flies the pre-1979 Iranian flag, dividing the city’s Iranian community.
State Department officials said they will not let the team bring individuals they deem terrorists into the United States.
A California nonprofit sued to block stadium bans on the pre-revolutionary Iranian flag, citing expression.