Team Melli have been drawn in Group B of the 2018 World Cup along with Spain, Morocco and Portugal. The Iran national football team will open the campaign with a match against Morocco at Saint ...

Cheetahs are a symbol of national pride in Iran. They appear in Persian poetry and paintings, and even on the national football team's jersey to symbolise speed and power.

Iran are called the Lions, or the Princes of Persia, or the Persian Stars. They are not called the Cheetahs. But when Iran take the pitch at the 2014 World Cup , they will have a cheetah on their ...

Despite Iran’s efforts to raise awareness about the animal — through representations on stamps and even the national football team’s attire — 48 cheetahs have died in the country over the ...

With fewer than 50 believed to be left in the wild, all in Iran, this cheetah is one of the most imperiled cats on Earth. ... Even Iran’s national soccer team got involved.