Mehdi Taremi, assistant coach, held up at airport by US officials, Iran says
Key takeaways
- Iranian team’s trip to Seattle was delayed by 25 minutes as Taremi and Alhoei were held up for an undisclosed reason.
- Officials “caused problems” for the duo, delaying their delegation as they travelled to the US for their match against Egypt, FFIRI announced in a statement on Wednesday.
- “During the national team’s third trip to the United States, host officials disturbed Saeed Alhoei and Mehdi Taremi, delaying the convoy’s departure to Seattle for the match against Egypt,” the statement said.
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Iranian team’s trip to Seattle was delayed by 25 minutes as Taremi and Alhoei were held up for an undisclosed reason.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Iranian footballer Mehdi Taremi and his team's assistant coach Saeed Alhoei were held up, delaying the team's departure for a match against Egypt in Seattle in the US [File: Reuters/Kiyoshi Mio/Reuters]Published On 24 Jun 202624 Jun 2026Iran’s football federation says its star forward Mehdi Taremi and assistant coach Saeed Alhoei were held up by United States host officials as the team departed Mexico for their last group-stage World Cup match in Seattle.
Officials “caused problems” for the duo, delaying their delegation as they travelled to the US for their match against Egypt, FFIRI announced in a statement on Wednesday.