Thursday, March 28TRUSTED FEARLESS INTERNATIONAL & NATIONAL NEWS PORTAL

Tag: iran protests

Sports

Protest-backing football star Ali Daei’s family kept from leaving Iran

A prominent former soccer player in Iran who has expressed support for anti-government protests says his wife and daughter were prevented from leaving the country on Monday after their plane made an unannounced stopover en route to Dubai. Ali Daei, who had his own passport briefly confiscated after returning to the country earlier this year, said his wife and daughter departed from the capital, Tehran, legally before the flight made an unannounced stop on Kish Island in the Persian Gulf, where they were questioned by authorities. He said his daughter was released but the doors to the flight were closed by then. He said his family had planned to travel to Dubai and return next week. The flight-tracking website Flightradar24 showed Mahan Air Flight W563 being diverted to Kish Island befor...