Endgames with Iran

THE NEW YORKER

BY ROBIN WRIGHT

Iran and the United States did battle this weekend, as twelve thousand spectators packed Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, on Friday and again on Sunday, to watch the two nations face off in World League volleyball. Iranians are avid sports fans, especially when the United States is involved. The Americans are the defending world champions. “The U.S.A. is currently the best team in the world,” the Iranian coach, Slobodan Kovač, told a news conference before the game on Friday. “Those who think we can defeat the U.S.A. do not have a good understanding of volleyball.”

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