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Australia grants visas to more members of Iranian women's football team
Seven members of Iran's women's football delegation received 12-month humanitarian visas with a pathway to permanent residency due to credible safety fears, Australian officials said.
- On March 11, 2026, Australia granted temporary humanitarian visas valid for 12 months to seven members of the Iran women's national football team, while others arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
- After the team fell silent during the anthem on March 2, Iranian state television presenter Mohammad Reza Shahbazi branded them 'wartime traitors', raising safety fears amid the broader US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
- Australian officials separated the players at Sydney Airport, spoke to them privately without minders, and Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said, 'They were given a choice'.
- Iranian officials and the federation responded by accusing Australia of coercion and urging the team to return, while United States President Donald Trump pressed Australia to offer asylum.
- Advocates urged immediate vetting and visa revocation as politicians and Sara Rafiee called to detain security personnel over possible Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps links amid visa law debates.
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6 of 7 Iranian soccer players granted asylum in Australia stay but rest of team heads home
Australian officials say six of seven members of the Iranian women's soccer team who were granted asylum are staying but the seventh has changed her mind and will return home.
·United States
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Australian Minister of Home Affairs Tony Burke said this Wednesday, March 11, that he accepted the asylum application of two new members of the Iranian football team, who were called "trailers" in their country for not singing the Iranian national anthem before a game.
·Paris, France
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