"Those handlers were in a panic after learning five women on the soccer team had been granted asylum by the Australian government. The women were branded wartime traitors by Iranian state media after they refused to sing or salute Iran's national anthem during a game in Australia in March."
"President Donald Trump urged Australia to grant the women asylum on Monday and said the U.S. would do it if the country didn't; Trump said the women most likely be killed for their defiance if they returned to Iran."
"I don't want to begin to imagine how difficult that decision is for each of the individual women, but certainly last night it was joy, it was relief, said Burke, who posted photos to social media of the women smiling and clapping as he signed documents."
Five players from Iran's women's soccer team were granted asylum by the Australian government after refusing to sing or salute Iran's national anthem during a March match. Iranian regime handlers panicked upon learning of the escape, scrambling down stairs while being confronted by an activist in Australia. President Trump urged Australia to grant the women asylum, warning they would likely face death if returned to Iran. Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke finalized their humanitarian visa processing, describing the women's relief and joy at beginning their new life in Australia. The Iranian state media branded the women wartime traitors for their defiance.
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