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Iranian fans watch their national soccer team play against the United States in Qatar's World Cup, on a giant screen at a cultural center in Tehran, Iran, early Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. The U.S. team's victory over Iran at the World Cup on Tuesday was closely watched across the Middle East, where the two nations have been engaged in a cold war for over four decades and where many blame one or both for the region's woes. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)