Iran allows women to attend Tehran soccer game

In a rare move, authorities in Iran allowed women to attend a soccer game at the Tehran Azadi stadium in the Iranian capital on Thursday evening, local media reported. Women are waving flags and cheering from their seats, in a special area designated for women at the 100,000-seat stadium.

According to the semi-official ISNA news agency, 500 tickets were dedicated exclusively for women though it wasn't immediately clear how many attended. A news website, Asriran, said that four hours ahead of the match, tickets assigned for women sold for about 70 US dollars on the black market, compared to their official price of under 2 US dollars.Women have been mainly prohibited from attending men's games and other sports events in Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.