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Saudi side refuse to play in Iran due to statue

Oct 02, 2023 View Original Article
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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : This season has seen the return of Saudi clubs to Iran for the first time since 2016, when a group of hardline Iranian militiamen called the Basij - part of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) - attacked the Saudi embassy in Tehran.
44% : Around 60,000 fans were in the Naghsh-e Jahn Stadium in Isfahan, Iran, at the time awaiting kick-off.
42% : After that, teams from Saudi Arabia refused to travel to Iran for any international sports competition, saying their security was not guaranteed.
39% : Tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia mean that matches between clubs from the two nations had previously been played on neutral territory since 2016 due to security concerns.

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