Egypt and Iran complain about planned World Cup 'Pride' match in Seattle

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Egypt and Iran, two Middle East nations that target gays and lesbians, have complained to FIFA over a World Cup soccer match in Seattle that is planned to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride.
48% : A group of European federations wanted their team captains to wear a "One Love" armband with some rainbow colors that symbolized human rights and diversity, which FIFA and Qatari officials viewed in part as criticism of the emirate criminalizing same-sex relations.
47% : " Iran also has targeted the LGBTQ community and its theocracy is believed to have executed thousands of people for their sexuality since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
43% : " For years, Egyptian police have targeted gays and lesbians, sparking warnings even from the app Grindr in the past.
42% : Hard-line former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad once famously went as far as to claim during a 2007 visit to the United States: "We don't have homosexuals like in your country."
32% : Tensions remain high between Tehran and Washington over Iran's nuclear program, particularly after American warplanes bombed atomic sites in the country during Israel's 12-day war with the Islamic Republic in June.
27% : Iranians are subject to a travel ban imposed by President Donald Trump's administration and the U.S. in the past has denied visas for those with ties to Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, like Taj.
24% : In Iran, where gays and lesbians can face the death penalty, the president of Iran's Football Federation Mehdi Taj criticized scheduling the match during an interview aired on state television late Monday.

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