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Iran preps for World Cup with unrest at home

In this Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, a police motorcycle and a trash bin are burning during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the nation's morality police, in downtown Tehran, Iran. Spontaneous mass gatherings to persistent scattered demonstrations have unfolded elsewhere in Iran, as nationwide protests over the death of a young woman in the custody of the morality police enter their fourth week.(AP Photo) FILE - Iran forward Mehdi Taremi falls between China's Shi Ke , left, and Liu Yiming during the AFC Asian Cup quarterfinal soccer match between Iran and China at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File) FILE - Iran's national soccer team head coach Carlos Queiroz walks towards the media after a training session in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File) FILE - Iran's goalkeeper Alireza Safar Beiranvand reacts during a friendly soccer match between Turkey and Iran, in Istanbul, Monday, May 28, 2018. (AP Photo, File)
Iran preps for World Cup with unrest at home