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The Independent UK
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Iran soccer chief ‘denied entry to Canada’ ahead of Fifa Congress meeting

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  • Iranian soccer officials, including federation president Mehdi Taj, were reportedly denied entry into Canada for a Fifa event in Vancouver.
  • The denial occurred just weeks before the World Cup, which Canada is co-hosting with the US and Mexico.
  • Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand confirmed the revocation of permission for their entry, describing it as "unintentional."
  • Reports indicate the officials were refused entry due to alleged connections to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which Canada lists as a terrorist entity.
  • An email from the Immigration Minister's office stated that IRGC officials are inadmissible to Canada, though individual cases cannot be commented on due to privacy laws.

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Iranian soccer chief ‘denied entry into Canada’ for Fifa event weeks before World Cup

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