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Iran, US try volleyball diplomacy

Iran’s national volleyball team gets a warm reception in “Tehrangeles” in another first for US-Iran relations.
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Iran’s national volleyball team is attracting record crowds on its first visit to the United States, part of a new wave of people-to-people exchanges promoted by both governments in recent months.

Playing the US national team in the first of four exhibition matches on Aug. 9, the Iranians could be forgiven for thinking they were back in Tehran, not “Tehrangeles,” as Los Angeles is known for its huge Iranian diaspora community.

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