FIFA is set to ban the waving of the pre-Islamic Revolution flag of Iran at World Cup games, sparking outrage among the Iranian opposition and diaspora. The old flag, featuring the lion and sun emblem ...
FIFA's position is that the Lion and Sun flag is political. Under Article 3.1.24 of its Stadium Code of Conduct, any ...
Ahead of the World Cup, FIFA bans prerevolution symbols, and it may be due to Iran’s request.
Members of the Iranian diaspora have in the past displayed the flag at sporting events as a means to protest the regime in ...
Social media giant X has replaced the current Iranian flag symbol on its platform to the lion-and-sun flag used in the country before the Islamic Revolution of 1979. Iran's current flag includes equal ...
Iranian monarchist groups are voicing anger over reports that FIFA intends to ban the so-called Lion and Sun flag, often used ...