Marco Rubio Denies US Attempts to Bar Iranian Players from World Cup

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio asserted on Thursday that the United States is not seeking to exclude Iran from the World Cup happening this summer. This comes after US special envoy Paolo Zampolli had proposed a few hours prior to substitute Iran with Italy for the competition.