‘Ugly’ Iranian regime uses ‘thugs’ to stop its athletes from defecting

IPA’s Adjunct Fellow Peter Jennings discusses Iran’s regime using “thugs” to stop its football players from defecting.

“They were clearly regime thugs that came precisely to stop the football players from defecting,” Mr Jennings told Sky News Digital Presenter Gabriella Power.

“This is a sample of how ugly the Iranian regime has become.”