Australia grants asylum to five Iranian soccer players
NBC News·2026-03-10 11:22
They stood silently as their national anthem played. A move from the Iranian women's soccer team during a match in Australia that immediately prompted backlash from hardliners back home. Now Australia's prime minister says his country is providing humanitarian visas to five of the players.>> Australian federal police moved them to a safe location where they remain. After the team finished its final match of the tournament, >> fans were heard chanting, "Save our girls!" and attempting to block a bus from tra ...