Nico Pitney is doing a fantastic job live-blogging. He gets an e-mail from an Iranian American friend:
Wednesday is the last qualifying game for the Iranian national soccer team for the World Cup. If they lose they don't qualify. This revolt is different from '99 and '04 in that it's not primarily student based. It's worth noting that if Iran loses to the good South Korea team, there is a whole another spark of frustration.
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