Mehdi Taj says cohosts US must ensure the Iranian military and IRGC are not ‘insulted’ during the FIFA World Cup. Iran’s football chief says the country’s preparations for the World Cup remain on track, but its participation will depend on a guarantee of respect for the Iranian armed forces by tournament cohosts the United States. The Iranian Football Federation (FFIRI) will seek reassurance from FIFA that the US will not insult the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) during the World Cup, FFIRI President Mehdi Taj said on Tuesday. “[The] Americans, if they guarantee not to insult our military institutions and the IRGC, we’ll go,” Taj told state broadcaster IRIB. “If they give such a guarantee that an incident like Canada doesn’t happen and they definitely assure it, we will go,” he added.…