Australia grants asylum to 5 players from Iran’s women’s soccer team
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Gold Coast: Australia has granted asylum to five members of Iran’s women’s national football team who were in the country for a tournament when the war in Iran began, a government minister said on Tuesday.The decision follows several days of appeals from Iranian community groups in Australia and from United States President Donald Trump, urging the Australian government to allow the players to remain. The athletes themselves had not publicly expressed a wish to seek asylum.The team drew widespread attention in Australia after several players did not sing the Iranian national anthem before their opening match, sparking speculation about their stance.Early on Tuesday, police transported five...