Avideh Motmaen-Far: FIFA sides with mullahs in Tehran over the people they oppress

Four years ago, I wrote an op-ed arguing that the World Cup should not be used as a veneer that lets the Islamic Republic of Iran pass itself off as a normal country. Today, as the 2026 World Cup gets underway throughout North America, FIFA has managed to do something I did not think possible: it has taken the side of the regime, over the very people it oppresses. Read More