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Iranian women's soccer team arrive back in Iran after some withdrew asylum claim
- On Wednesday, the Iranian women's soccer team crossed the Gurbulak border gate into Iran, completing their return journey from Australia after five members withdrew asylum claims.
- Five players withdrew asylum claims lodged in Australia after originally receiving humanitarian visas alongside one support staff member who feared persecution if they returned to Iran.
- Safety concerns surfaced earlier this month when players failed to sing the national anthem at the Asian Cup, following strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
- Iranian state television labeled the players "wartime traitors," while The Iranian Football Association stated the returning members would be "embraced by their families and homeland."
- The team flew into Istanbul on Tuesday before traveling to Igdir Airport on Wednesday morning, where players emerged pulling luggage and chatted before boarding a bus to the Turkish frontier.
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The expedition includes four players — including Captain Zahra Ghanbari — and a member of the technical corps after withdrawing their asylum claim in Australia and deciding to return to Iran.
The BBC reports on the players of the Iranian women's national football team who have sought asylum.
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Iranian women's football team arrives home
Iranian women footballers have arrived home after dropping Australian asylum bids.
·Sydney, Australia
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Leaning Left9Leaning Right8Center13Last UpdatedBias Distribution43% Center
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