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Australia grants visas to more members of Iranian women's football team
Australia granted seven Iranian women footballers humanitarian visas due to credible safety fears amid Iran war and state media threats; visas offer a pathway to permanent residency.
- 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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