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Canada denies Iran envoy entry for FIFA congress
Key takeaways
- Anand appeared to confirm a report from Tasnim, an Iranian news agency associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, but she said the denial was "unintentional."
- Tasnim reported that Iranian Football Federation president Mehdi Taj and two other Iranian officials were denied entry due to "inappropriate behavior of immigration officials" at Toronto's Pearson Airport.
- "It's not my personal lead, but my understanding is that there is a revocation of the permission.
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OTTAWA, Ontario -- Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Wednesday it was her "understanding" that Iranian soccer officials were denied entry into her country ahead of the FIFA Congress meeting in Vancouver just weeks before the start of the World Cup.
Anand appeared to confirm a report from Tasnim, an Iranian news agency associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, but she said the denial was "unintentional."
Tasnim reported that Iranian Football Federation president Mehdi Taj and two other Iranian officials were denied entry due to "inappropriate behavior of immigration officials" at Toronto's Pearson Airport.
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