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As Inter prepare for the Club World Cup, there are those who have reasons to smile again—like Lautaro, surprisingly back to training today at UCLA—and those going through moments of terrible anguish, like his people: Mehdi Taremi’s Iran is in open conflict with Israel, and the Iranian striker has been unable to leave for the U.S. to join the team’s training camp. His flight from Tehran was scheduled to depart for California today, and Mehdi showed up at the airport as planned—only to be forced to return home due to security concerns. The civilian airport was shut down amid the emergency.
As the war escalates and bombings continue on both sides, the entire airspace has been closed. Inter remain in constant contact with Taremi, and in the coming hours will try to find a way to get him out—though it won’t be easy under the current circumstances. Even though the Iranian forward is eager to reunite with his teammates, there are security concerns that far outweigh any football tournament.