Presstvhttps://www.presstv.ir/Press TV is a 24-hour English- and French-language news and documentary network affiliated with Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting.en-usSat, 11 Apr 2026 14:35:44 +0330https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/18/765525/iranian-female-footballers-refuse-give-in-enticement-enemies-qalibaf'They didn't give in': Qalibaf lauds female footballers for rejecting enemy 'enticement'Iranian female football players rejected attempts by foreign adversaries to lure them away from their homeland, says parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf.https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/16/765443/iranian-women-footballers-reject-us-orchestrated-asylum-plot-choosing-homelandUS-orchestrated asylum plot or homeland? Iranian women footballers make their choiceIranian women footballers, targeted by a US-orchestrated asylum plot during the Asian Cup in Australia, defeated the pressure campaign by choosing to return home, demonstrating patriotism and love for their homeland.https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/17/765479/Iranian-athletes-call-for-suspension-of-US-Israeli-sports-teamsOver 10,000 Iranian athletes call for banning US, Israeli sports teamsMore than 10,000 Iranian athletes have called on the UN and sports governing bodies to ban US and Israeli teams from all international sporting events.https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/16/765426/Captain-of-Iranian-women-s-national-football-team-chooses-home-over-US-engineered-asylumCaptain of Iranian women’s national football team chooses home over US-engineered asylumThe captain of the Iranian women’s national football team chooses to return home from Australia, despite a US-engineered asylum offer.https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/14/765367/us-sponsor-drops-japanese-football-legend-keisuke-honda-support-for-iranUS sponsor drops Japanese football legend Keisuke Honda over support for IranJapanese football icon Keisuke Honda has lost an advertising contract with an American company after publicly expressing his support for Iran amid the US-Israeli military aggression against the Islamic Republic.https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/11/765269/Iran-wont-participate-in-FIFA-World-Cup-Sports-ministerIran won't participate in FIFA World Cup: Sports minister The Iranian sports minister says Iran's national football team would not participate in the FIFA World Cup due to the ongoing US aggression against the Islamic Republic.https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/10/765185/Iran-vice-president-rejects-trump-claims-on-women-footballers-says-games-cannot-divide-countryIran official rejects Trump’s claims on women footballers, says ‘games’ can't divide countryIran’s First Vice President has rejected comments by US President Donald Trump regarding members of Iran’s women’s national football team, describing the statements as "psychological warfare" aimed at dividing the Iranian nation.https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/08/765102/us-israeli-bombing-tehran-azadi-stadium-shatters-moral-facade-global-sportsUS-Israeli bombing of Tehran’s Azadi Stadium shatters moral facade of global sportsThe selective morality of global sports bodies, including FIFA, has again been exposed after the US-Israeli aggression targeted the Azadi Stadium in Tehran, reducing it to rubble.https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/16/765426/Captain-of-Iranian-women-s-national-football-team-chooses-home-over-US-engineered-asylumCaptain of Iranian women’s national football team chooses home over US-engineered asylumThe captain of the Iranian women’s national football team chooses to return home from Australia, despite a US-engineered asylum offer.https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/14/765367/us-sponsor-drops-japanese-football-legend-keisuke-honda-support-for-iranUS sponsor drops Japanese football legend Keisuke Honda over support for IranJapanese football icon Keisuke Honda has lost an advertising contract with an American company after publicly expressing his support for Iran amid the US-Israeli military aggression against the Islamic Republic.https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/11/765269/Iran-wont-participate-in-FIFA-World-Cup-Sports-ministerIran won't participate in FIFA World Cup: Sports minister The Iranian sports minister says Iran's national football team would not participate in the FIFA World Cup due to the ongoing US aggression against the Islamic Republic.https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/10/765185/Iran-vice-president-rejects-trump-claims-on-women-footballers-says-games-cannot-divide-countryIran official rejects Trump’s claims on women footballers, says ‘games’ can't divide countryIran’s First Vice President has rejected comments by US President Donald Trump regarding members of Iran’s women’s national football team, describing the statements as "psychological warfare" aimed at dividing the Iranian nation.https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/08/765102/us-israeli-bombing-tehran-azadi-stadium-shatters-moral-facade-global-sportsUS-Israeli bombing of Tehran’s Azadi Stadium shatters moral facade of global sportsThe selective morality of global sports bodies, including FIFA, has again been exposed after the US-Israeli aggression targeted the Azadi Stadium in Tehran, reducing it to rubble.https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/05/764996/Iran-slams-US%E2%80%93Israeli-strike-on-Azadi-sports-complex-a-war-crimeIran slams US-Israeli attack on Tehran's 12,000-seat Azadi sports complex as war crime Iranian sports officials have condemned the US-Israeli attack on Tehran’s Azadi Sports Complex, calling it a violation of international law and a war crime. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2026/03/05/764975/Iran-does-not-rule-out-pulling-out-of-2026-World-CupIran does not rule out pulling out of 2026 World Cup as 'spiteful' US launches aggressionIran’s football chief says the country will reassess its participation in the 2026 World Cup as US-led aggression continues, warning the tournament is set to be hosted by a “spiteful” government.