Two more members of the Iranian women’s soccer team were granted asylum in Australia before their teammates departed, but one ...

Iran’s soccer team lost its last group match at the Women’s Asian Cup on Sunday and had to contemplate returning home to a ...

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.

Five players have defected from the Iran women’s soccer team and are being cared for in a safe house operated by the Australian Federal Police. Sources with direct knowledge of the event, speaking ...

The women's team arrived in Australia last month, before the Iran war began, and was eliminated from the Asian Cup last weekend.

Seven agreed to humanitarian visas to stay permanently, but one later reverses course and contacts the Iranian embassy to ...

Five members of the Iranian women’s soccer team, who sought asylum in Australia will be granted humanitarian visas, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, confirmed Monday.

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.

In the aftermath of not singing the Iranian national anthem before a soccer match in Australia, five members of Iran's women's national team were granted asylum.

It was a dramatic conclusion to an episode that has gripped Australia since the Iranian team's first game at the Asian Cup soccer tournament, when they remained silent during their national anthem.

The Iran women’s national soccer team was forced to salute and sing its anthem on Thursday ahead of its Women’s Asian Cup group stage match against host Australia, sources close to the team tell CNN ...