Tyler Adams’ reply to Iranian reporter is a victory for the U.S., too | Opinion
Tyler Adams of the United States attends a press conference on the eve of the group B World Cup soccer match between Iran and the United States in Doha, Qatar, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. While U.S. soccer fans are celebrating a victory in the politically charged World Cup match against Iran, all Americans should rejoice in national team captain Tyler Adams.
A reporter for Iranian state-owned media brusquely informed Adams that he was pronouncing “Iran” incorrectly , and then asked about discrimination against Black people in the United States. It was one of a long list of pointed geopolitical questions ranging from inflation to the location of U.S. Navy ships that had nothing to do with soccer. With remarkable poise, the 23-year-old seized the opportunity as a teaching moment.“My apologies for the mispronunciation of your country.
Contrast that with Iran, where its theocracy violently attempted to put down widespread protests inspired by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, a young woman who died in a hospital in Tehran under suspicious circumstances after she was detained by Iran’s religious morality police for allegedly violating the Islamic Republic’s strict dress code. During the crackdown, the groupsays 451 protesters and 60 security forces have been killed and more than 18,000 people detained.
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