Foreign Policy. At World Cup, U.S. soccer briefly scrubs Islamic emblem from Iran flag The decision by the U.S. Soccer Federation added yet-another political firestorm to the Middle East’s first ...

The Iranian federation planned to file a complaint with FIFA after U.S. Soccer deleted the Islamic Republic emblem from Iran’s flag on social media posts to show support for protestors there.

The U.S. Soccer Federation briefly displayed Iran’s national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic, saying the move supported protesters in Iran ahead of the two ...

The U.S. soccer federation is displaying Iran's national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic, saying the move supports protesters in Iran ahead of the two nations ...