"It wasn't our fault," he said.
Taremi emphasized the squad's focus on unity.
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"The players of the national team play for every Iranian … We are here as footballers to unite people and we will try to bring joy to all Iranians, irrespective of where they live," he said.
"We are not here to get involved in politics, we are here to play football."
Iran head coach Amir Ghalenoi remained optimistic about fan support despite the backlash and scheduled protests from some of the 35,000 expected spectators.
"Iran will be playing as locals in Los Angeles, in spite of it all," he said.
Ghalenoi asserted the team represents the entire global Iranian community while adhering to the separation of sport and politics.
"We are here to play football and we are here to represent the respectful people of Iran, be it the Iranians inside of Iran or the diaspora," he said.
The manager acknowledged that the convoluted travel schedule hindered tactical preparations.
"We were supposed to start training earlier, but, look, we arrived late and we didn't have enough time to adjust, of course that will affect us," he said.
Ghalenoi expressed hope the squad could overcome these setbacks during their Group G fixtures. "I know my players are determined to do their utmost.
I hope the World Cup will go well despite the travel problems we've had," he said.
The head coach also addressed the forced absence of star forward Sardar Azmoun, excluded after government backlash over a photograph with UAE ruler Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum.
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"Serdar Azmoun is an excellent player and has done a lot for the national team, but he is not with us and we wish he was, but this is football, sorry," Ghalenoi said.
