Footballers representing Iran who have been showing amazing spirit and chemistry on the football field at this month's Asian Cup team have been threatened with punishment if they pose for selfies with female fans.
Tens of thousands of Iranian expatriates currently live in Australia, where the tournament is taking place although the rules about gender segregation in force at sporting events in Iran do not apply there.
Strict laws about a woman's dress code are also irrelevant too, which has startled officials in Iran who are seeing social media posts of players posing with female supporters dressed in summer attire.
