Tehran lambasts US ‘obstruction’ of Iran’s soccer team as players land in Mexico ahead of World Cup
Assertions
- mexico is connected to US because Italy-sized chunk of Gulf of Mexico to be
- iran is connected to US because US and Iran expected to complete $6bn
- World Cup is connected to soccer because World Cup is a soccer tournament
- soccer is connected to iran because Iran's football federation has complained
- iran is connected to World Cup because Iran players decline to sing national anthem
- soccer is connected to World Cup because Argentina win remarkable final on penalties
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