Iranians and any other athletes from rogue regime should be given short shrift internationally regardless of what the individual does or doesn’t do. Given a country legitimacy only prolongs its shelf life. Time to end the meme that sports promotes peace and stability, it’s just a ruse to allow players from totalitarian regimes to participate in international sports. KGS
Maghami should have taken his chance to show the power of Allah and defeat the infidel Jew instead of backing out of the game.
I suspect however that he knew that the Israeli was better than him, smarter than him and more sportsmanlike than him, so he bought himself a tactical treat rather than face the humiliation of being beaten by a ‘son of a monkey’ zionist!