Iran police detain top-tier football players in raid at party

A giant flag of IR Iran on the pitch prior to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium on November 25, 2022 in Doha, Qatar [Catherine Ivill/Getty Images]

Iranian police briefly detained several unidentified top-tier football players in a raid on a party on New Year's Eve where alcohol was served in violation of an Islamic ban, Iranian media reported, Reuters reports. Mingling between sexes outside marriage and drinking alcohol are banned under Iran's Islamic laws. Social restrictions are among issues that prompted mass unrest in recent months, following the death in custody of a woman accused of violating the strict dress code. The semi-official news agency Tasnim said several current players and former members of an unidentified top Tehran soccer club had been detained at the party east of the capital. READ: Iran holds military drills near Strait of Hormuz "Some of the players were in an abnormal state […] Source

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