A woman will be part of an Iranian refereeing team at a men’s football match for the first time on Wednesday. State news agencies IRNA and ISNA reported that Mahsa Ghorbani will be used as a video assistant referee (VAR) for the Tehran derby between Esteghlal and Persepolis. The match between the two top teams in the league will take place at the city’s Asadi Stadium. According to the Mehr news agency, women will also be allowed among the spectators. The country’s arch-conservative clergy had long argued that women have no place in sports stadiums alongside sometimes fanatical supporters. But …