Soccer Riots Reflect Long-Standing Discontent in Iran's Predominantly Arab Khuzestan
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Iran's crackdown earlier this month on the protesting soccer fans was as much in line with its intolerance toward expressions of anti-government sentiment as it was a response to references to Ahwaz in Saudi media as Arab territory.
By James Dorsey, ContributorSenior fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, 2015-03-22