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UPDATE: 10:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n In a recent sports event, players from Al-Ittihad Saudi Club opted out of a football match at Naqsh-e Jahan Stadium in Isfahan. The reason behind this decision was the presence of a statue depicting the slain IRGC Quds Force slain commander Qasem Soleimani. Consequently, the match between Al-Ittihad and Sepahan was called off. After the match cancellation, supporters of Sepahan expressed their outrage, chanting slogans such as “We want football, not politics.” They urged for the removal of the Soleimani statue with the chant “Take it down!”<\/p>\n Jahan Nasari, the political and security deputy of Isfahan Governorate, addressed the situation, stating, “The match was scheduled for 19:30 today, where Sepahan and Al-Ittihad Saudi Club were set to compete at Naqsh-e Jahan Stadium. Despite Sepahan being present on the field, the Saudi team decided not to partake in the match and vacated the stadium without providing valid reasons.”<\/p>\n According to a report from Saudi’s state-owned news network, Al-Ittihad’s team caravan chose to head to the airport and return to Jeddah. The report indicates that Al-Ittihad will attribute their withdrawal to the presence of political and non-sporting symbols within the stadium.<\/p>\n Al-Ittihad Club issued a statement, explaining their decision, “Due to the presence of Qasem Soleimani’s statue at the entrance tunnel of Naqsh-e Jahan Stadium, we have decided to abstain from participating in the match. We won’t engage in the game until the Soleimani statue is removed.”<\/p>\n UPDATE: 8:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n In 2014, as the world\u2019s gaze bore down relentlessly on Iran\u2019s covert nuclear ambitions, Tehran launched a clandestine influence operation known as the Iran Experts Initiative (IEI). Departing from the garish spectacle of conventional propaganda, the IEI sought to manipulate public perceptions discreetly.<\/p>\n The architects were high-ranking figures of Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry like Saeed Khatibzadeh, whose mission was to cultivate connections with influential academics worldwide, particularly in the U.S. They sought to ensure that Iran\u2019s narratives infiltrated the sanctums of global policy and echoed through media outlets.<\/p>\n Read more<\/a><\/p>\n UPDATE: 1:00 PM CET<\/span><\/p>\n Today, a gathering of retired telecommunications personnel from various regions including Ahvaz, Kermanshah, Isfahan, Ardabil, Khorramabad, Sari, Shiraz, and more, protested against the regime’s failure to address their demands. These demands encompass the full enforcement of the personnel and hiring regulations from 2010, as well as addressing healthcare insurance issues. Consistent with their routine of holding protest gatherings every Monday, they gathered once more outside the telecommunications company to voice their grievances.<\/p>\n October 2\u2014Tehran, #Iran<\/a> — People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) October 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nFootball Match in Isfahan Cancelled as Al-Ittihad Boycotts Game Due to Soleimani Statue<\/h3>\n
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\nTehran\u2019s Shrewd Shadow Play<\/h3>\n
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\nMonday Protests in Iran<\/h3>\n
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Retirees of the Telecommunication Company of Iran resume their weekly protests in front of the provincial headquarters of the TCI as the regime ignores their demands.
"We don't want a military CEO," the protesters chant.pic.twitter.com\/IIxDcaelRu<\/a><\/p>\n