Ye’s Apology Is Not Enough
Three Iranian women’s soccer players who were granted asylum in Australia are reportedly returning to Iran after the regime threatened their families.
Relatives have been detained.
Some have gone missing.
The mother of Iran’s women’s national team captain, Zahra Ghanbari, has reportedly been threatened by Iranian security forces, including the Revolutionary Guards intelligence unit.
Messages were also allegedly sent through Iran’s football federation leadership warning players who sought asylum.
The entire sports world should be condemning this.
Athletes should never be targeted for standing up to their government.
Three Iranian women’s soccer players who were granted asylum in Australia are reportedly returning to Iran after the regime threatened their families.
Relatives have been detained.
Some have gone missing.
The mother of Iran’s women’s national team captain, Zahra Ghanbari, has reportedly been threatened by Iranian security forces, including the Revolutionary Guards intelligence unit.
Messages were also allegedly sent through Iran’s football federation leadership warning players who sought asylum.
The entire sports world should be condemning this.
Athletes should never be targeted for standing up to their government.
📍 IRAN: The people of Iran have been silenced by this regime for 47 years.
And even now, their voices are being drowned out by activists and political commentators.
No matter your politics, you should be amplifying them.
📍 IRAN: The people of Iran have been silenced by this regime for 47 years.
And even now, their voices are being drowned out by activists and political commentators.
No matter your politics, you should be amplifying them.
The European Broadcasting Union contacted Sweden’s broadcaster SVT after Eurovision 2026 representative Felicia publicly said Israel should be banned from the contest. The EBU reminded them that Eurovision rules clearly prohibit artists from turning the competition into a political platform.
When performers try to use Eurovision to target one country, the rules exist for a reason. The EBU made it clear: the contest is about music, not campaigns to exclude Israel.
The European Broadcasting Union contacted Sweden’s broadcaster SVT after Eurovision 2026 representative Felicia publicly said Israel should be banned from the contest. The EBU reminded them that Eurovision rules clearly prohibit artists from turning the competition into a political platform.
When performers try to use Eurovision to target one country, the rules exist for a reason. The EBU made it clear: the contest is about music, not campaigns to exclude Israel.
People in Hollywood should take a page from Gene Simmons’ book.
This is not the moment for actors, artists, or comedians to pose as geopolitical experts.
It’s a moment for unity, and for elevating the voices of Iranians, Israelis, and everyone living in the direct line of fire.
People in Hollywood should take a page from Gene Simmons’ book.
This is not the moment for actors, artists, or comedians to pose as geopolitical experts.
It’s a moment for unity, and for elevating the voices of Iranians, Israelis, and everyone living in the direct line of fire.
In the midst of a rapidly escalating conflict, CCFP Executive Director Ari Ingel published a legal analysis outlining the international law case for Israel and America’s military actions against Iran.
As Ingel explains, the current confrontation did not emerge in a vacuum.
For years, the Iranian regime has armed, funded, and directed its terrorist proxy forces – Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad – to attack Israel from multiple fronts.
Iran is also responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans, from the 241 Marines murdered in Beirut in 1983 to the three American soldiers killed by an Iranian-backed drone in Jordan just last year. Not to mention the regime’s own massive missile and drone attack directly on Israel in April 2024.
In the midst of a rapidly escalating conflict, CCFP Executive Director Ari Ingel published a legal analysis outlining the international law case for Israel and America’s military actions against Iran.
As Ingel explains, the current confrontation did not emerge in a vacuum.
For years, the Iranian regime has armed, funded, and directed its terrorist proxy forces – Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad – to attack Israel from multiple fronts.
Iran is also responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans, from the 241 Marines murdered in Beirut in 1983 to the three American soldiers killed by an Iranian-backed drone in Jordan just last year. Not to mention the regime’s own massive missile and drone attack directly on Israel in April 2024.
American television journalist and news host Chris Cuomo arrives to Tel Aviv and offers important nuance and perspective on the ground.
American television journalist and news host Chris Cuomo arrives to Tel Aviv and offers important nuance and perspective on the ground.
Australia has granted humanitarian visas to five members of Iran’s women’s national soccer team after they fled their delegation during the Asian Cup in Brisbane, saying they feared returning to Iran.
Think about what that means: professional athletes representing their country were so afraid of their own government that they chose to escape instead of going home. Australia chose to protect them, a reminder that for many Iranians, safety and freedom still depend on leaving the regime behind.
Australia has granted humanitarian visas to five members of Iran’s women’s national soccer team after they fled their delegation during the Asian Cup in Brisbane, saying they feared returning to Iran.
Think about what that means: professional athletes representing their country were so afraid of their own government that they chose to escape instead of going home. Australia chose to protect them, a reminder that for many Iranians, safety and freedom still depend on leaving the regime behind.
Five Iranian female athletes were granted asylum in Australia after the entire team was threatened by the Iranian regime for refusing to sing its national anthem.
There is video footage of the girls signaling an SOS on their bus. Athletes should never have to choose between their safety and their sport.
The regime cannot continue to persecute and threaten Iranian athletes and artists and get away with it.
Five Iranian female athletes were granted asylum in Australia after the entire team was threatened by the Iranian regime for refusing to sing its national anthem.
There is video footage of the girls signaling an SOS on their bus. Athletes should never have to choose between their safety and their sport.
The regime cannot continue to persecute and threaten Iranian athletes and artists and get away with it.
