Reports indicate that at a meeting of the Executive Board of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran to extend the contract of “Amir Ghalenoei,” other members besides “Mehdi Taj” and “Mehdi Mohammadi Nabil,” the president and first vice president of the Football Federation, have opposed extending Ghalenoei’s contract until the end of the 2030 World Cup. Amir Ghalenoei also, in sending a message, said: “Someone else writes my contract elsewhere.”

“Payam Younesipour” from IranWire’s editorial team has covered the behind-the-scenes of this meeting and the supporters of Amir Ghalenoei in a report. According to this report, the head coach of Iran’s team is backed by a security and governmental force known as “Ali Agha Mohammadi”; a full member of the Expediency Discernment Council and one of the closest figures to “Ali Khamenei,” the late leader of the Islamic Republic.

This interview was broadcast in full in the “Wednesday, 7 Mordad 1405” news segment on “IranWire Television.”