Iran defeat Uruguay 1-0, but anti-regime protests reflect country in crisis
By Samindra Kunti in Sankt Polten
September 29 – With a second-half strike from Mehdi Taremi, Iran defeated Uruguay 1-0 in a friendly international, but the match was overshadowed by an isolated protest against the Iranian regime.
Iran vs Uruguay was always going to have political undertones with nationwide protests raging in Tehran and across cities in the country following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish Iranian woman who was arrested for breaking Iran’s strict rules on wearing the hijab and died in custody.
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