TEHRAN – Iranian authorities have ordered a Mahan Air flight W563 from Tehran to Dubai to land on Kish Island: On board were the wife and son of the former footballer and coach Ali Daei, Faced threats after proclaiming support for the 100-day protests. BBC monitoring journalist Kian Sharifi wrote on Twitter.
The news was also picked up by the Iran International website, which said it prevented the woman and child from leaving Iran. “Daei said his family members were not arrested. He wasn’t on board,” Sharifi wrote.
“I don’t understand this behavior. My wife and daughter got on the plane legally in Tehran and they wanted to visit Dubai for a few days and then fly back to Iran. But the plane had to return with all the passengers. That was it ?” a terrorist hunt?” says the former champion. According to government sources, Ali Daei’s wife could not leave Iran “because she invited people to participate in the national strike”.