For Iranian Americans watching this year’s #WorldCup, cheering for their national team has become a question of conscience.
The tournament will be hosted in a country at war with Iran for the first time in World Cup history, even as they oppose Iran’s government.
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For Iran’s diaspora, a tough World Cup call: To support the national team or protest – or both?
Iran’s team faces a hostile reception from the US government and some of its brethren in the diaspora. Yet others hope the event will trump politics — for now.The Conversation
