Tehran claims soccer officials, support staff were excluded despite assurances that players would receive travel documents ahead of matches on American soil

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Satrapi is best known for her graphic novel and film 'Persepolis,' a coming-of-age tale set against the Islamic Revolution; reports say she 'died of sadness' after husband's death

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