An Iranian crowd burst into cheers when Americans carried their flag into an international wrestling competition in Tehran. The U.S. flag, so often vilified since the start of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, reportedly received more applause than the flags of the other 16 nations’ flags – with the exception of the host country’s flag.
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