By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY, March 10 (Reuters) - Australian police extracted five Iranian women soccer players from the team's ...

Al Jazeera breaks down the events surrounding the Iranian team – from the national anthem row to the players’ escape.

News of the escape prompted US President Donald Trump to intervene overnight, first by demanding on social media that ...

The players had been labelled "traitors" on Iranian state TV for not singing the national anthem before a game.

Once immigration officials completed the processing of the women's humanitarian visas around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday (1530 GMT ...

Advocates had been imploring Australian officials to meet with the team to secure their safety after the squad were seen making what appeared to be an SOS hand signal after their final Asian Cup match ...

Five members of the Iran women’s football team have been granted humanitarian visas by the Australian Government after ...

Dramatic new footage has emerged of Iranian officials scrambling to hunt down five members of the country’s women’s soccer team after realising they had fled their Gold Coast hotel on Monday in an ...

Five members of the Iranian women's soccer team, who were labelled "traitors" on Iranian state TV, have been granted asylum after fears they would be targeted by the Iranian regime if they returned ...

Iran’s second most senior diplomat in Australia defected from the hardline regime and received asylum in Australia three years ago. A fact that has stayed secret until now.

Activists played a key role in making contact with the women as they tried to dodge their minders.