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Speaking of Iran

World Cup: From Connecticut to Iran, Dan Gaspar Lives and Breathes the "Business of Winning"

June 25, 2014
Speaking of Iran
World Cup: From Connecticut to Iran, Dan Gaspar Lives and Breathes the "Business of Winning"
World Cup: From Connecticut to Iran, Dan Gaspar Lives and Breathes the "Business of Winning"

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BY ANDREW WIEBE

SAO PAULO – For three years, Dan Gaspar pleaded with his wife to visit Tehran. For three years, the women who plopped down in the chairs at Mary Gaspar’s salon in Glastonbury, Connecticut, convinced her it wasn’t such a good idea.

So did her friends. And her family. The regime’s oppressive reputation and antagonistic attitude toward the United States were simply too much for Mary to overcome.

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