Iranian Americans protest for change outside Iran's World Cup match, in photos

By Jae C. Hong And Ty Oneil, Associated Press | Posted - June 15, 2026 at 10:11 p.m.

 
People wave pre-revolutionary Iranian flags during a protest outside Los Angeles Stadium before the World Cup Group G soccer match between Iran and New Zealand in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Monday, June 15, 2026.

People wave pre-revolutionary Iranian flags during a protest outside Los Angeles Stadium before the World Cup Group G soccer match between Iran and New Zealand in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Several hundred Iranian Americans protested outside Iran's first World Cup match Monday, calling for change in Tehran and waving the prerevolution lion-and-sun flag.

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