US says Iran can play at 2026 World Cup but bars those with ‘IRGC ties’

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio states that the US has no objections to Iranian players participating in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but they will not be allowed to bring people with ties to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps with them. The US has designated the IRGC as a "foreign terrorist organisation" and would not want to allow IRGC members to enter the country