Paris, France, May 20, 2026 (AFP) - Iran jails ex-national team goalkeeper after anti-Khamenei post: wife

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2026-05-20

Iran has jailed a former goalkeeper for the national men's football team after he published earlier this year a post deeply critical of then-supreme leader Ali Khamenei, his wife said. The Mizan news agency of the Iranian judiciary confirmed that Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri was under arrest but said he had been detained after seeking to illegally cross the border. Mazaheri won a handful of caps for his country and was in the Iranian squad for the 20......

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