U.S. President Donald Trump said five players from Iran women’s soccer team are being “cared for” in Australia and other team members are “on their way” to asylum in the country, according to a March 9 post on Truth Social.
The team came under protection after the final match of the Asian Women’s Cup against the Philippines in Australia the night before.
Players on the 26-member squad were labeled by Iran’s state media as “wartime traitors” and threatened with punishment after they refused to sing the country’s national anthem before a loss to South Korea last week….
Trump Says Iranian Women’s Soccer Team Is Being ‘Cared For’ by Australia
