The match was overshadowed by international tensions amid Iran’s political protests. Supporters of Iran at the World Cup described a friendly yet mixed atmosphere.
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Security forces are reportedly attacking protestors with guns and tear gas. Some oil workers have joined the demonstrations.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo paid a visit Thursday to Jerusalem’s Western Wall along with the Israeli Prime Minister in a sign of support for Israel’s control of the contested city.
Jeffrey Sterling was convicted of providing classified details of an operation to thwart Iran’s nuclear program and sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison.