Three more Iranian women footballers abandon asylum bid and return home from Australia

Three more members of Iran's women's football delegation who had been granted humanitarian visas in Australia have decided to return to Iran, leaving three of the original seven defectors still in Australia. The players named are Zahra Soltan Meshkehkar, Mona Hamoudi and Zahra Sarbali. Australian officials said they provided safe options and respected personal choices amid concerns about repercussions in Iran after earlier anthem protests.