00:02Iran's women's football team arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday morning on a flight from Sydney after Australia granted some
00:11of their teammates humanitarian visas after they sought asylum over safety concerns on their return home for not singing the
00:20national anthem.
00:21Australian officials had talked to most members of the team separately at Sydney Airport and were informed of their options
00:29before they flew out of Australia on Tuesday.
00:33A player and a support staff member accepted the government's offer after five players from the team were granted asylum
00:41the night before.
00:43Some discussed their options with family but they declined the offer to remain in Australia.
00:49Concerns about the players' safety grew after Iranian state television labelled the team wartime traitors for refusing to sing the
00:59national anthem during an Asia Cup match in Australia.
01:03The Iranian team's campaign in the tournament started just as the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, killing Supreme
01:13Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
01:16They were eliminated from the tournament on Sunday.
01:19The Office of Iran's General Prosecutor said the remaining members of the team were invited back to the country with
01:26peace and confidence.
01:30On the agreementum evening, stay in the chama of residents of aŠøŃŃŃ and reconciliation from Canada-based
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