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President of Iran Football Federation Mehdi Taj and Mayor of Tehran Alireza Zakani stand next to the FIFA World Cup Trophy during an unveiling ceremony in Tehran, Iran September 1, 2022.  Majid Asgaripour/West Asia News Agency via Reuters.

The Liberal government is under fire to explain how a senior Iranian soccer official with ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — a listed terrorist group in Canada — was reportedly granted and then denied entry into the country ahead of a pre-FIFA World Cup gathering in Vancouver.