Concern has grown for team after one critic called them "wartime traitors" for failing to salute during the Iranian anthem.

Iran's women's soccer team was branded "traitors" after declining to sing their national anthem at the Asian Cup in Australia ...

In the aftermath of not singing the Iranian national anthem before a soccer match in Australia, Australian police assisted in ...

The Iran women’s soccer team has sung and saluted as its national anthem played ahead of the Women’s Asian Cup contest ...

President Trump urged Australia to grant asylum to the Iranian women’s soccer team, warning that the players will “likely be killed” if they are forced to return home. Fears have been mounting for the ...

Australia has agreed to provide visas to five members of the Iranian women’s football team, allowing them to stay in the country.According to Al Jazeera, Australia granted footballers asylum after the ...

At least five players from Iran's visiting women's football team claimed asylum in Australia on Tuesday, seeking protection after they were branded "traitors" at home for refusing to sing the ...

Children in the Northern Territory will be mandated to sing two verses of the Australian national anthem at school assemblies, in an effort to “restore national pride”. The policy was designed to ...

Australia has granted asylum to five Iranian female soccer players, including team captain Zahra Ghanbari, following their ...

The Iranian players' silence during the anthem ahead of an Asian Cup tournament match in Australia last week was widely seen as an act of defiance against the Islamic republic.