Iran’s expat community sees chance to confront regime — at World Cup
On a warm Sunday morning in Inglewood, more than 200 Iranian-Americans gathered outside SoFi Stadium with red, white and green flags draped around their shoulders — the lion and the sun in the center, the way it was before 1979.
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Opinion Iran’s expat community sees chance to confront regime — at World Cup By Lisa Daftari Published June 9, 2026, 9:16 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google On a warm Sunday morning in Inglewood, more than 200 Iranian-Americans gathered outside SoFi Stadium with red, white and green flags draped around their shoulders — the lion and the sun in the center, the way it was before 1979. They were not there to cheer. They were there, one week before kickoff, with the cameras already in front of the stadium, to show Americans who actually represents Iran. And to many here, it isn’t the 11 players who will line up to represent the regime on June 15. This is the fight Southern California’s Iranian diaspora has been waiting for.
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