A record-breaking Iranian footballer who supported anti-government protests says his wife and daughter were prevented from leaving the country after their plane made an unannounced stop.
Ali Daei, 53, said his wife Mona and daughter’s flight was stopped after they left Tehran to join him on holiday in Dubai. They were taken off the plane on Kish island, an Iranian territory in the Persian Gulf, and quizzed by officials whilst the plane left without them before they were released.
Daei, who had held the world record for scoring 109 times for Iran - before Cristiano Ronaldo broke his record in 2021 - had planned to travel to Dubai and return next week.
