{"id":2896,"date":"2026-03-10T20:04:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2896"},"modified":"2026-03-10T20:04:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:04:48","slug":"australia-grants-asylum-to-5-members-of-iranian-womens-soccer-team-official-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2896","title":{"rendered":"Australia grants asylum to 5 members of Iranian women&#8217;s soccer team, official says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Australia has granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women\u2019s soccer team who were visiting the country for a tournament, Australia\u2019s Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The women were transported from their hotel in Gold Coast, Australia \u201cto a safe location\u201d by Australian federal police officers in the early hours of Tuesday morning local time. There, they met with Burke and the processing of their humanitarian visas finalized, the minister told reporters in Brisbane hours later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rema - Calm Down (Official Music Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CQLsdm1ZYAw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI say to the other members of the team the same opportunity is there,\u201d Burke said. \u201cAustralia has taken the Iranian women\u2019s soccer team into our hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Burke&#8217;s announcement came after U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday called on Australia to grant asylum to any team member who wanted it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Iranian team arrived in Australia for the Women\u2019s Asian Cup last month, before the Iran war began. The team was knocked out of the tournament over the weekend and was facing the prospect of returning to a country under bombardment. Iran\u2019s head coach Marziyeh Jafari on Sunday said the players \u201cwant to come back to Iran as soon as we can,\u201d according to Australia\u2019s national news agency, AAP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier Monday, Trump had blasted Australia on social media, saying Australia was &#8220;making a terrible humanitarian mistake by allowing the &#8230; team to be forced back to Iran, where they will most likely be killed.\u201d Trump called on Australia to grant the team asylum, adding: \u201cThe U.S. will take them if you won\u2019t.\u201d Less than two hours later, in another social media post, Trump praised Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, saying, \u201cHe\u2019s on it! Five have already been taken care of, and the rest are on their way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump also said that some players \u201cfeel they must go back because they are worried about the safety of their families, including threats to those family members if they don\u2019t return.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump\u2019s offer of asylum represented something of a change for the president, whose administration has sought to limit the number of immigrants who can receive asylum for political purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the tournament, the players have mostly declined to comment on the situation at home, although Iran forward Sara Didar choked back tears in a news conference on Wednesday as she shared their concerns for their families, friends and all Iranians during the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The team&#8217;s silence during the anthem before an opening loss to South Korea last week was viewed by some as an act of resistance and others as a show of mourning. The team hasn\u2019t clarified. They later sang and saluted during the anthem before their remaining two matches. <a href=\"https:\/\/japantoday.com\/category\/sports\/trump-urges-australia-to-grant-asylum-to-iranian-women%E2%80%99s-soccer-team-after-tournament-exit\">(JapanToday)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia has granted asylum to five members of the Iranian women\u2019s soccer team who were visiting the country for a tournament, Australia\u2019s Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said Tuesday. 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