Iran, Gold Coast and Women's Soccer Team
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The Iranian women’s soccer team appears unwilling to return to their homeland following their defeat in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup.
Chaos has erupted outside a Queensland hotel after protesters attempted to stop a bus carrying the Iranian women’s soccer team.
News of the escape prompted US President Donald Trump to intervene overnight, first by demanding on social media that Australia give the women asylum, and then by speaking with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.