One of the tell-tale signs of a regime in distress is that its top officials begin sounding off on subjects quite removed from their remit. So it is with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, who claims to have discovered the reason behind the exit of France, England and the United States from the World Cup.

Was it the seething discord in the French camp spilling onto the field? Was it England’s defensive failures compounded by the nasty habit of engaging in “kick and rush?” Was it the US tendency to play catch-up by, more often than not, conceding early goals?

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