CHAMPIONS LEAGUE finalist Mehdi Taremi has been unable to link up with his club after being left stranded in Iran.
Taremi, who plays for , is currently stuck in Tehran after all flights out of the city were blocked following the
The 32-year-old had been due to arrive in to link up with teammates for the , according to reports in .
However, missile attacks on Iranian military and nuclear targets by the Israeli government saw the airspace in the country closed.
Taremi had returned to his home nation to play for the Iranian national team in against and .
The former ace played the full duration of both games, scoring in a 3-0 win over North Korea.
are top of their qualifying group, with a two-point lead over Uzbekistan.
They had been undefeated before losing a shock 1-0 defeat to Qatar when Iran had seen a player sent off in the first half.
Inter are said to be in contact with the player.
His club, who lost the final and came second in , will make their first appearance at the Club World Cup in the early hours of Wednesday (BST) against Mexican side Monterrey.
Inter, now led by new coach Cristian Chivu, will later face Japanese outfit Urawa Red Diamonds and Argentine giants .
Taremi played 43 times for the Italian club this season, starting 18 games and scoring three goals and adding nine assists.
