Trump urges Australia to grant asylum to Iranian women’s soccer team after tournament exit
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In this photo supplied by Australia's Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke's office, the Minister Tony Burke, center, poses in an undisclosed location with five Iranian women soccer players who have been granted asylum in Australia, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (Australia Ministry of Home Affairs via AP)A police car blocks the entrance to a hotel resort where the Iranian women's soccer team is staying on the Golf Coast, Australia, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/John Pye)FILE - Iran players react during their national anthem ahead of the Women's Asian Cup soccer match between Iran and the Philippines in Robina, Australia, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (Dave Hunt/AAPImage via AP,File)Supporters react towards a bus transporting Iranian woman players following their Women's Asian Cup soccer match against the Philippines on the Gold Coast, Australia, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (Dave Hunt/AAP Image via AP))Protesters block the progress of a bus believed to be carrying the Iranian women's soccer team as it attempts to leave a hotel on the Gold Coast, Australia, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (Russell Freeman/AAPImage via AP)
In this photo supplied by Australia's Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke's office, the Minister Tony Burke, center, poses in an undisclosed location with five Iranian women soccer players who have been granted asylum in Australia, Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (Australia Ministry of Home Affairs via AP)
