Iran's World Cup Story Just Took A HUGE Turn

Iran’s national team flew into Los Angeles under hostile restrictions, played a World Cup match, and left behind a handwritten note thanking the city while calling for peace, respect, and friendship among nations. The players also carried the memory of Minab, where a strike on a girls’ school killed scores of children, into a tournament already warped by Trump’s war threats, visa chaos, and political cruelty. Their message landed because it came from athletes trapped between a brutal regime at home and a hostile host country abroad, yet still choosing dignity over rage. Ring of Fire's Josh G. discusses.