🔻Abdolkarim Hossein-zadeh, vice president in charge of rural development and deprived areas

🔻Abdolkarim Hossein-zadeh, the vice president in charge of rural development and the deprived areas of the country, told KhabarOnline about the return of Commander Azmoun to the national football team: “Mr. Pezeshkian (the president) personally followed up on Commander Azmoun’s case, and I can say that 90 percent of the issues have been resolved.”

🔹Hossein-zadeh, before the 2026 World Cup, described Commander Azmoun as “national capital” in a message on the X social network and called for his return to the national football team.

🔹On the other hand, Fatemeh Mowhajerani, the government spokesperson, in an online interview in Mordad 1405, had said that she and the government of Masoud Pezeshkian had worked to bring Commander Azmoun back to the national football team.

🔹After the Islamic Republic’s attacks on the United Arab Emirates, Commander Azmoun posted a picture of himself alongside the ruler of Dubai. After that, government media outlets and IRIB presenters attacked him, and ultimately he was removed from the national team and did not go to the 2026 World Cup. Meanwhile, the judiciary of the Islamic Republic confiscated his assets.