Kuala Lumpur, March 17 -- A leading football official in Asia says Iran are still set to play at the World Cup which kicks off in June in the United States, Canada and Mexico. In a social media post last week in reaction to comments from US president Donald Trump, Iran's national football team said "no one can exclude" them from playing in the global tournament. On Monday, Asian Football Confederation general secretary Windsor John said the sport's continental governing body has heard nothing to suggest Iran won't contest the World Cup. "They are our member. We want them to play," he told a news conference in Kuala Lumpur. "As far as we know, Iran are playing. It's a very emotional moment, everybody is saying a lot of things. At the end of the day, it's the (Iran football) federation who should decide if they're playing and, as for today, the federation . has told us that they're going to the World Cup." Trump had posted on social media that the Iranian team was welcome at the World Cup despite the ongoing war with Iran but that "I really don't believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety." Iran are set to play all three of their World Cup group games in the US. The regional war has put doubt on Iran's ability to fulfil their World Cup entry, and sports minister Ahmad Donyamali told state TV last week that the current circumstances meant it was not possible to play. But the Iran team's riposte on Instagram confirmed it still wants to participate, and pointed out that the tournament is run by FIFA, not Trump or the US. Iran are scheduled to play in Inglewood, California, against New Zealand on June 16 and Belgium on June 21, before finishing group play in Seattle against Egypt on June 27....