Nearly a month after then-US President Donald Trump pulled his country out of the landmark Iran nuclear deal in May 2018, the world’s largest footwear company, Nike, also severed its ties with Iran’s football team.
The US-headquartered company, at the time, said the sanctions meant it could not provide cleats to players on Iran’s national football team, which came days before the team’s participation in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in…
