Iran’s Woman’s Soccer Team Refuses To Sing National Anthem

The women of the Iranian soccer team did not sing their country’s national anthem ahead of their match against South Korea in the AFC Asian Cup, currently taking place in Australia.

As the anthem played, the women stood silently on the pitch.

The move comes just days after Iran’s supreme leader was killed by U.S. and Israeli strikes and on the backdrop of a spiraling war in their country. Earlier this year, huge protests anti-government were brutally crushed.

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