Soccer threaten to spark protests as Iran goes to the polls
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad visits Iranian national team
By James M. Dorsey
With four days left in the run-up to Iran’ presidential election, Supreme Leader Sayed Ali Khamenei has more to worry about than ensuring that a sufficiently malleable candidate emerges as winner. A crucial victory on Tuesday in Iran’s 2014 World Cup qualifier could bring thousa…
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