{"id":171759,"date":"2025-06-25T13:20:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T04:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=171759&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2025-06-25T13:20:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T04:20:59","slug":"avispas-zahedi-returns-amid-iran-conflict","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/avispas-zahedi-returns-amid-iran-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"Avispa\u2019s Zahedi Returns Amid Iran Conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shahab Zahedi, former Iran national team striker and current Avispa Fukuoka player, resumed training on June 24 after returning from Iran, where he had undergone surgery. During his stay, he faced missile attacks in Tehran amid escalating conflict with Israel. He evacuated by car to Turkey and then flew back to Japan. Zahedi expressed gratitude to supporters and emphasized his desire for peace not only in Iran but globally. <\/span><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/kbc.co.jp\/news\/article.php?id=15438846&amp;ymd=2025-06-24\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KBC<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_shahab-zahedi_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1400%2C946&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Avispa\u2019s Zahedi Returns Amid Iran Conflict \/\" width=\"1400\" height=\"946\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-171769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_shahab-zahedi_2025_cl.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_shahab-zahedi_2025_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_shahab-zahedi_2025_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C692&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/fnn_shahab-zahedi_2025_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C519&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Photo from Shahab Zahedi official Instagram<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay informed with the latest Fukuoka &amp; Kyushu news and events in English. Sign up for our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">free weekly newsletter <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">today and never miss a beat. Opt out anytime, your privacy is our priority. Get the inside scoop with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Now<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this <\/span><b>form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shahab Zahedi, former Iran national team striker and current Avispa Fukuoka player, resumed training on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":171769,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-171759","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-fukuoka-prefecture","news-category-general","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/171759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171759"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}