Donald Trump ally 'so happy' that Iran are out of World Cup: 'I did a happy dance'

Donald Trump ally 'so happy' that Iran are out of World Cup: 'I did a happy dance'

Donald Trump ally Markwayne Mullin said that he is "so happy" that Iran are out of the World Cup. Iran exited the competition despite not losing a game, drawing all three of their group stage matches, which was not enough to progress. Mullin, who is the US Department of Homeland Security Secretary, shared that he was "glad they're done, and they're not coming back". He said: "I was so happy when we were able to pull their visas and said they could leave the US soil, and I might've sung a song or two or maybe even danced a happy dance." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Iran made multiple complaints during their World Cup campaign, with their coach, Amir Ghalenoei, saying his team were the "most oppressed" at the tournament. The players were relocated to a training base in Tijuana in May, having originally been due to be based in Tucson, Arizona. Following their three matches in the US, the team had to leave immediately for Mexico. Asked about that, Mullin said: "That was just an agreement we had - to just go ahead and let them go. LATEST SPORTS NEWS Man Utd open door to Marcus Rashford return as fresh talks change everything 'I returned Jannik Sinner's serve at Wimbledon thanks to an AI robot' Gary Neville blasts Thomas Tuchel over England World Cup issue before DR Congo clash "The game was over, let them get back to the hotel, their base camp where they're at. "They're more comfortable there. That was just an agreement we worked out with Fifa before the games started." Iran's striker Mehdi Taremi heavily criticised Fifa and the way the tournament was organised, labelling the World Cup as a "disaster". He told reporters: "It's a disaster World Cup, a disaster. I mean, Fifa, they have to solve every problem here, but unfortunately they could not solve it since the beginning. "Mr Infantino [The Fifa President] came to our changing room after the first game against New Zealand and said: 'It's just the beginning', but the group stage finishes tomorr