• Tolc@lemmy.zip
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    23 days ago

    Misleading headline. They were mourning the victims of israeli american aggression in Iran.

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      23 days ago

      Every member of the team stood silently, facing straight ahead, during the anthem prior to kick-off in their Group A match against South Korea, who went on to win 3-0 at the Gold Coast Stadium in Queensland. Iran’s head coach, Marziyeh Jafari, and her players declined to comment on either the war or the death of their long-serving leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, when asked by the media.

      Sounds difficult to tell exactly what they are communicating, but certainly they are drawing attention / scrutiny to the situation.

    • Carawou@lemmy.worldOP
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      23 days ago

      Misleading headline. They were mourning the victims of israeli american aggression in Iran.

      This is straight up disinformation. There is nothing misleading about the headline.

      • BananaLama@lemmy.ml
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        23 days ago

        It may not be misleading but the headline is ambiguous as for the reason they were silent.