Mehdi Taremi @ Olympiacos | 2025-26

[Artaxerxes]

Meanwhile El Kaabi killing it in CAN with 3 G in 3 matches!

El Kaabi is really good, wierd that he does not play in a better leauge

[Iran_19]

Meanwhile El Kaabi killing it in CAN with 3 G in 3 matches!

[Artaxerxes]

The only 4 players in TM with enough power to say something and get away with it are Taremi, Azmoun, Jahanbakhsh, and Beiranvand. For the rest of them it's not just a simple "social post", it's their families and careers too. A lot of football players got summoned by IRGC and threatened the last time around. A few like Voria Ghafouri and Kaveh Rezaei got jailed if you remember. Azadani got given a death sentence. Some of them like Reza Shekari got suspended for the season. I remember even Beiranvand with his "status" was being questioned for his statement by the police for a few days and he was the most popular domestic player with his Persepolis clout.

That's not even mentioning all the other cases like Parviz, Karimi, etc.

Azmoun nearly got banned from TM for having the clearest protest stance if it wasn't for CQ threatening to quit and leave if IFF forced him to drop Azmoun.

It's easy for us to say this outside of Iran when it really is just a "basic" social media post and retweet. For them the consequences are much higher.

Would you drop everything including your career and potentially your life for a social media post?

So the badbakht people on the streets is not risking it all you mean?

These footballers have millions in their accounts.

I never said it is a easy thing to do, but imo there is things in life more important than football.


Yes Sardar got heat on him before and he still did it now again, damesh garm.

[Pluto2000]

"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor"


Its mentality like this that allows unjustice to remain.


We all have the responsibility to post in these times, especially people whit more social power like our footballers.

The only 4 players in TM with enough power to say something and get away with it are Taremi, Azmoun, Jahanbakhsh, and Beiranvand. For the rest of them it's not just a simple "social post", it's their families and careers too. A lot of football players got summoned by IRGC and threatened the last time around. A few like Voria Ghafouri and Kaveh Rezaei got jailed if you remember. Azadani got given a death sentence. Some of them like Reza Shekari got suspended for the season. I remember even Beiranvand with his "status" was being questioned for his statement by the police for a few days and he was the most popular domestic player with his Persepolis clout.

That's not even mentioning all the other cases like Parviz, Karimi, etc.

Azmoun nearly got banned from TM for having the clearest protest stance if it wasn't for CQ threatening to quit and leave if IFF forced him to drop Azmoun.

It's easy for us to say this outside of Iran when it really is just a "basic" social media post and retweet. For them the consequences are much higher.

Would you drop everything including your career and potentially your life for a social media post?

[Artaxerxes]

They have no responsibility to post anything. As great as it would be.

"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor"


Its mentality like this that allows unjustice to remain.


We all have the responsibility to post in these times, especially people whit more social power like our footballers.

[Nokhodi]

I only saw Sardar Azmun post regarding the latest protest in iran from the current squad. The rest are on holiday and divert the issue to their left nuts. why? cause they really want to go to the WC and get that car voucher and gold coin.

if you are not part of the solution, please do not be part of the problem either.

They have no responsibility to post anything. As great as it would be.

[persian-eagle-13]

Why are you even here in the forum then? Leave the fans alone

I only saw Sardar Azmun post regarding the latest protest in iran from the current squad. The rest are on holiday and divert the issue to their left nuts. why? cause they really want to go to the WC and get that car voucher and gold coin.

if you are not part of the solution, please do not be part of the problem either.

[aria32]

I dont understand so much hype about Taremi's visa issue and his Military service in sepah. Doesn't he already have also an European Passport and that would be no issue for visa right?

Yeah it’s media bs for clicks and views. He already has visa from club world cup last year.

[Essi]

I dont understand so much hype about Taremi's visa issue and his Military service in sepah. Doesn't he already have also an European Passport and that would be no issue for visa right?

[Ardalan]

Man TM raa yek donya doost dashtam va yek baazi han az dast nemidadam, hatta yek dostaaneh ba Botswana ya Mogholestan. .
Amma chon omidam baraye azadiye Iran khaamoosh shodeh,
dige hich farghi nemikone natije begiran ya na.
Kaar az Kaar gozashte.

[webmaster]

We will have to respectfully disagree.
I don't view it that way and never have.
They have done plenty for the people, and even if they didn't I don't expect anything of them.

It is great to actually disagree. Otherwise we wouldn't have any discussions.

[webmaster]

Why are you even here in the forum then? Leave the fans alone

Bro you are never here for anyone to leave you alone.

[Afat11]

Not this agenda again baba khaste nashodin. Every 3 years people come in here and make this claim. Stadium support is down because nobody has money from inflation in addition to IR systematically destroying mass public gatherings by keeping ticket numbers low + stadiums breaking down. It's why we play all of our games in UAE.

Just watch this video of the reactions and scenes to Jahanbakhsh's penalty just last year against Japan. You had doctors stopping mid surgery break to watch the game. Yes people in Iran are still fanatical about football and will watch/celebrate/support Team Melli in big games if the regime stops trying to destroy the game.

It’s schrodinger’s IR. On one hand they do everything to keep the people out of the stadium and prevent TM funding and other ways for our football to advance, but it’s also a propaganda and strong recruiting tool for IR fans. It can’t be both ways.

[Hosseini]

This is not our team, this is IRI's team, and they are part of a big propaganda machine. IRI and these players are all part of a big scheme to whitewash all the issues in iran.

Do not even think for a second that Taremi and his likes care about what is happening in iran. All they care about is the car vouchers, gold coins, and a piece of land.

This is different than Ali Karimi who pulled himself out and is vocal of this regime.

None of the players in this team have gheyrat and will throw all of us under the bus if they have too.

let them be exposed and let them be rejected by US so they can see what happens when they pick the wrong side.

It is never too late for Taremi to side with the people.

Why are you even here in the forum then? Leave the fans alone

[Pluto2000]

yes we have seen the full stadiums in iran and the support they have among fans in iran (being sarcastic) Most iranians in iran do not give 2 shits about this team.

Not this agenda again baba khaste nashodin. Every 3 years people come in here and make this claim. Stadium support is down because nobody has money from inflation in addition to IR systematically destroying mass public gatherings by keeping ticket numbers low + stadiums breaking down. It's why we play all of our games in UAE.

Just watch this video of the reactions and scenes to Jahanbakhsh's penalty just last year against Japan. You had doctors stopping mid surgery break to watch the game. Yes people in Iran are still fanatical about football and will watch/celebrate/support Team Melli in big games if the regime stops trying to destroy the game.