Australia shelters 7 Iranian women's soccer team members, but 1 wants to go back

NPR | By Kristina Kukolja

Published March 11, 2026 at 5:02 PM EDT

Australia says it's given asylum to seven members of the Iranian national women's soccer team, but one has asked to return to Iran.

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