Title:Nike Refuses to Supply Iranian Team with Cleats for World Cup

The White House announced in May that a new series of sanctions would be imposed on Iran after President Trump declared that the U.S. intended to pull out of the Obama Administration's nuclear deal.

美国白宫5月宣布，在美国总统特朗普宣布打算退出伊朗核协议后，将对伊朗实施一系列新的制裁。

The sportswear company's decision met with scorn from the National Iranian Council, an non-profit advocacy group based in Washington DC, CNBC reported.

世界最大的运动鞋制造商、美国耐克公司称，由于美国对伊朗的制裁，该公司不会向参与世界杯足球赛的伊朗国家队提供球鞋。据CNBC报道，耐克公司的决定遭到总部设在华盛顿特区的非营利性宣传团体的抗议。

"For many Iranian Americans, the World Cup is a rare chance to put aside the politics that complicate our relationship with our ancestral homeland and just enjoy rooting for Team Melli,"  the group said in a statement.  "Nike is dragging politics back into the picture and souring what should be a global celebration. Nike was an outspoken opponent of Trump's Muslim ban that targets Iranians, yet now here they are helping enforce this new shameful policy against Iranians. We hope they will join us in pressing for the Trump administration to reverse course and ensure sports aren't turned into a political tool."

该组织在一份声明中说：“对于许多伊朗裔美国人来说，世界杯是难得的机会，可以搁置使我们名族家园关系复杂化的政治因素，而让梅利队得到公正支持。”“耐克拖着政治色彩破坏了圆满，为这场全球庆典染上了五点。耐克是特朗普的穆斯林禁令的一个直言不讳的反对者，但现在，他在这里帮助实施这一对伊朗人可耻的新政策。我们希望他们与我们一道要求特朗普政府回心转意，确保体育不会成为政治工具。

Iran's team manager, Carlos Queiroz, called for FIFA, soccer's governing body, to step in.  "Players get used to their sports equipment and it's not right to change them a week before such important matches,"  Queiroz said.

伊朗的球队经理卡洛斯·奎罗兹，呼吁国际足联(FIFA)介入此事。

FIFA, has not yet responded to the situation.

国际足联尚未对此作出回应。

If Nike sticks with its decision, it would not be the first sportswear company to refuse to supply Iranian soccer teams with gear. Last year Adidas refused the Iranian team due to economic sanctions, as well.

如果耐克坚持其决定，那么耐克并不是拒绝向伊朗足球队提供球鞋的首家运动服装公司，去年阿迪达斯也因经济制裁而拒绝伊朗足球队。

Iran is facing similar situations in other venues. This month aircraft maker Boeing announced that it would cancel sales to Iran following the renewal of U.S. sanctions.

伊朗在其他领域也面临类似情况，本月，飞机制造商波音宣布将在美国制裁延长后取消对伊朗的销售。

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