The Iranian football sqaud has arrived in Tijuana, Mexico, which will serve as its base for the 2026 World Cup amid a row over US visas.
The side's original plan to stay in Tucson, Arizona was changed after visas were denied for several members of staff, including the head of Iran's football federation, Mehdi Taj.
All of Iran's group games are in the US, but players will have to fly in and out of the country on each match day.
It comes as the US-Israeli war with Iran continues, making this the first World Cup to see a host nation receive the team of a country it is at war with.
For the first time since the start of a precarious ceasefire two months ago, Israel and Iran have traded missile strikes.
President Trump denies having promised 'no new wars'. BBC Verify has found multiple examples of him saying this during the 2024 US election campaign.
Some wore matching suits and others carried identical green bags as they landed, just days before the tournament kicks off.
Will Grant spoke to a 70-year-old widow who says the inability to use her building's elevator during a power outage trapped her and her husband when he needed medical care.
BBC's Brandon Livesay toured the Columbia Park Training Facility in Morris Township, New Jersey that will host the team in the coming weeks.
BBC's Will Grant reports from a pro-government demonstration held after the US indictment of the former president.
The DOJ charged the former leader of Cuba with murder and other crimes for his alleged role in the downing of two civilian aircraft in 1996.
BBC correspondent Will Grant reports from Havana, hours after the US charged former Cuban leader with conspiracy to kill US nationals and other crimes.
The US government has charged the former Cuban president with conspiracy to kill US nationals and other crimes over the downing of the two planes.
Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Russia's Vladimir Putin with a near-identical ceremony to Trump's last week.
Laura Bicker and Steven Rosenberg explain the relationship between the leaders as the pair meet in Beijing.
Juan Orlando Hernández was controversially pardoned by Trump in December while serving a 45-year prison sentence in the US for drug trafficking.
US fans of the Eurovision Song Contest gathered in Washington DC to cheer on their favourite European acts.
The BBC's Tom Bateman asked President Trump about China's willingness to pressure Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz.
President Trump has concluded a two-day visit to Beijing at a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
The passengers spent hours on a floating life raft after their 20-minute flight between two islands went down.
China welcomed US President Donald Trump with cheering children and a troop parade on Thursday, before a nearly two-hour long meeting with Xi-Jinping.
Laura Bicker breaks down what could be on the agenda for the US president and China’s leader as they meet in Beijing.
The BBC's Sarah Smith explains the power dynamic between the two world leaders as they meet in Beijing.
The French president stood up during a conference in Kenya to tell the audience to quieten down, saying it was “impossible” for speakers to be heard.
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