is testing their resolve. azadeh moshiri, bbc news. nina navid, is an iran expert and the crisis and tactical iran campaigner for amnesty international uk. she gave me her reaction to what s happened. again, this is a shocking new development but as your report said what we are now seeing is a new face of the government s crackdown on protesters. they are now targeting really high profile celebrities, sportspeople, athletes. no one is being spared at this stage. you mention there sports and athletes. we have got the world cup final today, of course. the iranian football team representation there, they made a few statements. a do you think they could face punishment? i think the issue with the iranian football team is quite separate. there was a lot of controversy around the football team. in their stance heading into the world cup.
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