Three more Iran players decide to return home after claiming asylum, says Australian immigration minister

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Three more members of Iran's women's football team have opted to return home after initially claiming humanitarian asylum in Australia following Iran's exit from the Women's Asian Cup. The asylum claims were triggered by U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran beginning February 28, which killed senior Iranian leadership.

Australian immigration minister Tony Burke said on Sunday that three more members of the Iran women’s football team have opted to return to the country. Following Iran’s exit from the Women’s Asian Cup, which is being hosted by Australia, six players and one staff member claimed humanitarian asylum in Australia due to the war in the Middle East, with one individual eventually changing her mind. Israel and the United States began military strikes on Iran on February 28 that killed the nation’s Su