Club World Cup: Inter Milan striker Mehdi Taremi stranded in Tehran due to Israel-Iran war
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Israel-Iran War File
Mehdi Taremi during a 2026 World Cup qualifying match between Iran and North Korea at the Azadi Sports Complex in Tehran on June 10, 2025. (Atta Kenare /AFP)
Mehdi Taremi should have been on the team sheet for this new-look Inter Milan-Monterrey Club World Cup match on Tuesday evening, June 17 in Pasadena, a suburb of Los Angeles. After his disappointment on May 30 with the Lombard club in the Champions League final against PSG , the Iranian striker went to spend a few days relaxing with his family in Tehran. Then he was due to fly back to the west coast of the United States to join his teammates.
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