Sara Khadem photographed at Kazakhstan championship without compulsory head covering, joining other female Iranian athletes who have competed bareheaded in defiance of regime
Team Melli was long seen as a unifying force in a fractious nation. As it heads to the World Cup, it has become ensnared in its country’s internal politics.
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