{"id":326589,"date":"2026-03-16T21:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T21:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/four-iranian-soccer-team-members-abandon-asylum-bid\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T21:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T21:00:15","slug":"four-iranian-soccer-team-members-abandon-asylum-bid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/four-iranian-soccer-team-members-abandon-asylum-bid\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Iranian soccer team members abandon asylum bid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/kIzcALagS74\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Four Iranian soccer team members abandon asylum bid\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kIzcALagS74\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>After members of Iran\u2019s women\u2019s soccer team refused to sing their national anthem and were labeled \u201cwartime traitors\u201d by Iranian state media, seven were granted asylum in Australia. 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