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FIFA insist that ONLY Islamic regime flags will be allowed inside stadiums at World Cup 2026. The game against New Zealand next week is in the USA - supposedly the land of the free - where the First Amendment guarantees freedom of expression and speech. No question #TeamMelli is being used as a propaganda tool for the regime. But for Iranian protesters the Lion & Sun flag is more than a symbol: it is a stance against the Islamic Republic. They see it as the real flag of Iran. And FIFA has banned it. There is a war going on. And between the Islamic regime and the people of Iran it’s been raging for 47 years. The presence of an Iran team at the World Cup is a massive opportunity for the people to show the world that millions of Iranians see this regime as worse than the Nazis and they want them gone. No deal. Just kicked into the dustheap of history. There will be thousands gathered outside the stadium before each game sending this precise message and reminding the world what the regime did to their own people in January, and continue to do with daily executions of young innocents. So what happens if Iranians bring the lion & sun flag inside the stadium? They can’t arrest them as it would be an infringement on freedom of speech. After all this is not Qatar when 6 women escorted a woman out of a stadium in 2022 simply for wearing a T-shirt standing for the freedom of women in Iran. Or is it?
Omid Djalili84,644 görüntüleme • 8 gün önce
As an Iranian I have always cheered on #TeamMelli - my own kids still laugh at the memory of how high I jumped and punched the air during Iran v Mexico first group game World Cup 2006 when Yahya Golmohammadi equalised for Iran. For years the regime in Iran turned football into a political weapon. Despite that, we still supported the national team because in our minds it always belonged to the people. But after the massacre of tens of thousands of their own people in January, everything changed. When a government orders the nationwide extermination of so many, the perception of the national football team also changed. Compounded further by the fact that top players with a history of speaking out were not selected. For Iranians now at World Cup 2026 every match is a reminder of the souls lost, every game an opportunity to unite against tyranny. As a lover of the game I understand the power of football. Next Tuesday then, when the team plays New Zealand, we support the team but Iranians are asking the world to stand with them to send a message: that human beings will no longer tolerate the unique barbarism and evil fascism of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which is neither Islamic nor a republic, which has hijacked the spirit of the team and taken the country hostage. And the symbol of this protest is the Lion & Sun flag. The emblem predates Islam by thousands of years, with roots in ancient Achaemenid and Sasanian symbolism. The lion represents strength and kingship, while the sun symbolizes the ancient Iranian god of light and eternity. Despite the ban by FIFA, it is the spirit of the majority of Iranian people. Please support it.
Omid Djalili26,722 görüntüleme • 9 gün önce
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