AL RAYYAN, Qatar—The United States Soccer Federation temporarily displayed Iran’s national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic as a show of solidarity with protesters in Iran ahead of the two teams’ World Cup clash on Tuesday.
A now-deleted graphic of the Group B standings posted on Saturday across U.S. Soccer’s official Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook accounts displayed the Iranian flag only bearing its green, white and red colors.
A U.S. soccer federation screenshot displaying Iran’s national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic. (Instagram via AP)
Iran has been gripped by protests since 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s death in September while in police custody after she was arrested for flouting the country’s strict Islamic dress code….