Iran Compels Jet to Land, Removes Family of Football Icon Ali Daei

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(Bloomberg) -- Iranian authorities ordered a Dubai-bound flight to land on Monday, barring family members of an outspoken Iranian football icon from leaving the country and accusing them of taking part in anti-government protests.

The wife and a daughter of Ali Daei were removed from the Mahan Air flight after it was ordered to land on Iran’s Kish Island, some 200 kilometers (124 miles) off Dubai in the Persian Gulf, the state-run IRNA news agency reported. The flight originated in Tehran.

In response to protests against the country’s clerical leadership, the Islamic Republic is widening a crackdown on dissent that began in mid-September over the death in custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. She was arrested by Iran’s so-called morality police for supposedly breaching strict Islamic dress codes.

Daei, who retired from football in 2007, has publicly voiced his support for protests. He is one of the country’s most-celebrated players and has emerged as an increasingly influential figure in Iran.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/iran-compels-jet-to-land-removes-family-of-football-icon-ali-daei/ar-AA15GmgZ

[SharonClark]

1. No one is safe in Iran.

For those like me who never heard of Mahan Airlines, it’s a privately owned Iranian airline.

[Tetrachloride]

2. Its not easy to get out of Iran.

Surrounding countries: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Turkmenistan, Armenia.

Mountains , desert, sea.