'Are you sure we're safe there,' Iran captain asks US reporter ahead of FIFA WC match

Ahead of Iran's FIFA World Cup 2026 opener against New Zealand at the Los Angeles Stadium, Iran captain Mehdi Taremi, during an interview with a US reporter, asked, "Are you sure we are safe there?" "How do you see us as politicians or as sportsmen? We are sportsmen. Trump has to see it the same way," Taremi added.