Iran's soccer team honours victims of deadly airstrike on primary school

abc.net.au·Posted Fri 27 Mar 2026 at 8:21pmFriday 27 Mar 2026 at 8:21pmFri 27 Mar 2026 at 8:21pm
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This article reports that Iran's soccer team displayed school bags during their national anthem to honor child victims of an alleged US-Israeli airstrike on a girls' school in Iran. Iran blames the US and Israel for the strike, which the US military is investigating, and the team is now reluctant to play World Cup matches in the US, given the recent alleged attack. The article suggests this is a protest against the aggression and a way to honor the victims.

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