Iran Football Team Members Leave Australia, Reject Asylum

0:00In Sydney today, March 15th, a fifth member of Iran's women's football team has pulled out of an asylum claim and left Australia overnight, according to federal officials. Seventeen members, including players and a support staffer, received humanitarian visas here last week during the Asian Cup tournament. Local Iranian community groups say the staff member was relaying threats from Iran's government, but officials investigated and found no evidence to support that. Three others, who sought asylum, chose the head home on Sunday, after getting several chances to change their minds. Now those players, Mona Hamudi and Zahrasar Bali, along with the staffer, flew to Kuala Lumpur over the weekend to link up with teammates before. We're turning to Tehran in the coming days. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke noted that tough choices involved, stressing Australia offered every option for a safe stay here. The team was knocked out of the tournament last Sunday, special thanks to our sponsor for supporting this episode.

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