The Iranian government has threatened the families of its players who are in Qatar: “If they don’t behave well they will face prison or torture”

On Tuesday, the Iranian government threatened relatives of its national team, who are playing the World Cup in Qatar 2022. The warning indicates that they will pay with “the imprisonment or torture“if the players of the selection”they don’t behave“Because of the match they will play this Tuesday at 4pm against the United States, defining Group B of the World Cup.

The information provided by Cnn networkrealizes that this threat arose after the rejection of Iranian players to sing the national anthem in the first match against England, played just over a week ago on 21 November.

Iranian players have been called up in the last few hours a meeting with members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), secured the US network; information that has been confirmed by a source relating to tournament security.

According to said source, the Iranian authorities warned the players that their families would face situations of “violence and torture” if they don’t sing the national anthem or if they join some political protest against the regime in Tehran.

After the opening defeat against England 6-2, and before winning the second game against Wales, the Iranian players dropped their initial attitude and sang the anthem before the game.

The source interviewed by CNN, which closely monitors Iranian security agencies operating in Qatar during the World Cup, said dozens of IRGC officials had been recruited to monitor Iranian players, who were not allowed to meet with anyone outside the World Cup. whether on the team field or meeting foreigners.

“There are a large number of Iranian security agents in Qatar collecting information and monitoring players.”, insisted the chain.

Carlos Queiroz, the Portuguese coach of the Iranian team, met IRGC officials separately, after the threat to the players’ relatives was revealed, the same source revealed.

According to American media, after that match, Queiroz told his players they can protest in the World Cup, but only within the rules and regulations set by FIFA.

CNN also ensures that “in the last match against Wales, the regime (of the ayatollahs) sent hundreds of actors to create a false sense of support for the team.

For this Tuesday’s match against the United States, the regime plans to significantly increase the number of actors present in the stadium,” the source said.

Tehran’s autocratic regime has been facing several protests in various cities of the country for weeks, which began with the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish girl, Mahsa Amini.

After that death, protests have escalated and protesters are now calling for the end of the Islamic Republic founded by Ayatollah Ruholá Khomeini in 1979.

With information from EFE