Iran's World Cup Team Honors Missile Strike Victims with Tribute in Mexico
Iran's World Cup soccer team arrived in Tijuana, Mexico, wearing lapel pins to honor the victims of a missile strike on an elementary school in Minab, Iran. The pins, gold-colored and marked with the number '168', commemorate the lives lost, most of whom were children, in the February 28 attack. The strike, which occurred near a Revolutionary Guard base, has been attributed to the United States, although neither the U.S. nor Israel has accepted responsibility. The incident has drawn criticism from the United Nations and human rights organizations. The Iranian team, which had initially planned to train in Tucson, Arizona, changed its base to Mexico due to visa processing delays for some team members with ties to the Revolutionary Guard. Iran is set to play its group-stage matches in the U.S., starting with a game against New Zealand in Inglewood, California. 
