Iran’s football federation said the national team has yet to receive visas to travel to the United States for the upcoming World Cup, with less than a month remaining before the tournament begins.

Federation president Mehdi Taj said discussions with FIFA were expected in the coming days as Iranian officials seek assurances over the unresolved visa process, The Caspian Post reports, citing Al Jazeera.

“We will hold a decisive meeting with FIFA tomorrow or the next day. They must provide guarantees because the visa matter has still not been settled,” Taj said.

He added that Iranian authorities had not yet received any confirmation regarding which members of the delegation had been approved for entry.

“So far, we have not received any information from the other side about who has obtained visas. No visas have been issued at this point,” Taj said.

As part of the application procedure, Iran’s players were expected to travel to the Turkish capital Ankara for fingerprint registration.

“The players need to go to Ankara for fingerprinting, but we are trying to arrange for the process to take place in Antalya instead, so they will not have to travel to Ankara,” he explained.

The visa uncertainty comes after tensions escalated earlier this year when the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28, sparking a conflict that spread across the Gulf region. A fragile ceasefire has remained in effect since April 8.

Diplomatic relations between Tehran and Washington have been suspended since 1980 following the hostage crisis at the US embassy in Tehran and the Islamic Revolution that overthrew the US-backed shah.

Iran held an official farewell ceremony for its World Cup squad on Wednesday ahead of the 2026 tournament, which will be jointly hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.

TeamMelli is scheduled to stay in Tucson, Arizona during the competition.

Iran will begin its World Cup campaign against New Zealand in Los Angeles on June 15 before facing Belgium and Egypt in Group G.