There was no immediate comment from Iran over its detention of Mohammadi, 53. However, supporters had warned for months Mohammadi was at risk of being put back into prison after she received a furlough in December 2024 over medical concerns.

Trump said that Iran could have avoided the devastation if it had accepted a deal before the strikes. “Forget about the nuclear. The nuclear is gone. But look at the damage they've suffered, the death that they've suffered. They could have had a deal where nobody would have died.”

Gunmen have killed three members of the Revolutionary Guard in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan

The organizers “did not take these warnings seriously” and violated “public decency,” a public prosecutor told state media.

Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, said on Thursday he would travel to Beirut for talks after receiving a formal invitation from his Lebanese counterpart, who a day earlier had declined to visit Tehran for direct talks.

Local organizers had planned to include the June 26 game with Seattle's Pride celebrations. Then, FIFA announced the match would include Egypt and Iran, two countries where gay rights are nil.

The two countries, which criminalize homosexuality and impose severe punishments for it, were picked to play on a day celebrating L.G.B.T.Q. communities.

Iranian officials say a second flight carrying deported Iranians has left the United States. Washington reportedly plans to send hundreds back to Iran.

Iranian authorities arrested Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi on Friday, her foundation said, citing her brother.

As former Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has acknowledged, Iran’s efforts to shape the region’s air defenses as a shield against Israel have ended in utter failure.

Iran will play at least one World Cup match in the United States, though a group-stage clash with the U.S. was avoided in Friday's draw.