Iran manager Carlos Queiroz has hit out at Nike after the sports manufacturing giants refused to supply the team with boots due to sanctions imposed by US President Donald Trump’s administration. Reuters-photo According to VOA Persian, Nike said its refusal to provide Iranian players with boots at Russia 2018 was down to the White House’s decision to re-impose US sanctions on Iran as part of its exit from the 2015 nuclear deal. "Players get used to their sports equipment, and it's not right to change them a week before such important matches," Queiroz said at a training session outside Moscow. “We call on FIFA to come to our help in this issue.” Nike had previously said in a statement: "The sanctions [from the White House] mean that, as a US company, we cannot provide shoes to players in the Iran national team at this time,” rferl.org reported. Team Melli’s shirts are provided by Adidas, the German company considered the main rival to Nike. Players are p...