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Iran’s football federation has complained to Fifa after the Islamic Republic emblem was removed from its flag in social media posts by the United States team.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Before their World Cup meeting on Tuesday, the US removed the Allah symbol in graphics posted on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The US said they decided not to use Iran’s official flag to show “support for the women in Iran fighting for basic human rights”, amid mass anti-government protests in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

The protests in Iran, met with a fierce crackdown, have been sparked by <\/span>the death in custody in September<\/span><\/a> of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who was detained by morality police for allegedly breaking the strict rules around head coverings.<\/span><\/p>\n

“In an unprofessional act, the Instagram page of the US football federation removed the Allah symbol from the Iranian flag,” said Iran state news agency IRNA.<\/span><\/p>\n

“The Iran Football Federation sent an email to Fifa [football’s world governing body] to demand it issue a serious warning to the US federation.”<\/span><\/p>\n

A US Soccer spokesman later said the posts had been removed and replaced with ones using the correct Iran flag, but added: “We still support the women of Iran.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Iran has accused the US and other foreign adversaries of instigating the protests, with the US government imposing sanctions on Iranian officials over the crackdown.<\/span><\/p>\n

The US and Iran cut diplomatic relations in 1980.<\/span><\/p>\n

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