‘They are in a really, really hard position, a really bad position,’ says Iran expert at Washington, D.C., think tank.
Iran’s national soccer team faces potential retribution in the Islamic Republic after coming up short in Tuesday’s showdown against the United States.
Mike Baker, a former CIA covert operations officer, told the New York Post that the Iranian players are stuck in an “untenable position” after their much-hyped match against the United States, which defeated Iran 1-0 to advance to the knockout round of 16. “The regime would have used them for their own purposes,” Baker told the New York Post. “They would have spent all the focus on the victory, defeating ‘The Great Satan’ or whatever clever phrases they come up with.”
Elnaz Rekabi, an Iranian rock climber, is reportedly under house arrest in her home country for competing abroad in October without a mandatory hijab — which many perceived as a gesture of support for Amini. Rekabi, 33, was threatened with the seizure of her family’s property unless she made a “forced apology,” according to reports.
“It’s hard to put ourselves in that position,” he continued. “You’re putting your family and friends at risk when you do that, but I wouldn’t be surprised if a number of the players have been thinking about it.”
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