The U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security said he was "very happy" that Iran’s national team had been eliminated from the World Cup.

In the remarks, he claimed that "half of Iran’s team members were Guards," and said that for that reason, their entry and exit was difficult for the United States.

The message was published by a Telegram channel and included promotional text from a betting website, which was removed in the rewrite.

At this time, the source text provides no further details about the exact timing or context of these remarks.