Mehdi Taremi, a striker for Inter Milan, will not be able to travel to the US to compete in the Club World Cup. The rising tensions between Iran and Israel have trapped Taremi in Tehran.
As a result of the two countries’ recent exchange of military attacks, all planes departing from Iranian airports have been stopped. There was a Saturday flight to Los Angeles that Taremi couldn’t get on.
The 32-year-old will reportedly sit out Wednesday’s first match against Monterrey for Inter, per Italian media.
Whether or when Iranian airspace reopens, he will still miss the rest of the season’s matches.
After a year at Porto, Taremi joined the Serie A club. In Serie A last season, he made seven starts, scored once, and added 19 more appearances from the bench.
In Tuesday’s 3-0 victory over North Korea in an international qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, he scored for Iran.