U.S. President Donald Trump, FIFA and the Australian government continue to pursue safety options for the Iran women’s soccer players, who were branded “wartime traitors” by state television after refusing to sing the national anthem before a March 2 friendly.
The Iranian team arrived in Australia for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Women’s Asian Cup prior to the U.S. and Israel’s initial airstrikes on their homeland Feb. 28. They were supposed to depart the Gold Coast on Monday, but The Athletic reports there are currently no flights booked back to Iran.
