Legendary former player Ali Karimi wrote against the Islamic Republic after the missile attack. More athletes joined: "The Jews are our friends" Iran's attack on Israel continues to be at the top of the agenda, and naturally the sports world is also full of reactions.
Along with reactions of support for the regime since the beginning of the attack last night, voices of opposition are also heard, and more and more Iranian athletes are trying to convey a message of reconciliation and brotherhood with Israel. The Iranian people should not pay the price of the regime's madness, writes H.A. Hellyer, a former Iranian soccer player. He says that voices of protest were also heard from other athletes, including Wahid Sarlek, coach of Iran's judo team. The 45-year-old Karimi is known as a fierce opponent of the IslamicRepublic and the Ayatollah regime, and has often spoken out against it in recent years from his seat in Europe. He was nicknamed the "Asian Maradona"