Srinagar, June 15 -- As the FIFA World Cup captures global attention, Iran's national football team has delivered an emotional tribute that is resonating far beyond the football field. In a video shared by Iranian officials, the players paid their respects to the 168 people-most of them children-who were killed in the deadly US strike on an elementary school in Minab, southern Iran, on February 28, the first day of the war.
The tribute comes as Iran's World Cup squad continues its preparations in Mexico ahead of their matches amid heavy US curbs on the team. Iranian media also released animated images showing the players honoring the victims, while members of the squad arrived in Tijuana wearing gold-colored lapel pins bearing the number "...