Washington, March 9 -- US President Donald Trump urged Australia to provide asylum to Iran's National Women's Soccer Team, warning that forcing the team back to Iran could put their lives at serious risk.

In the ongoing AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 tournament, Iran was eliminated from the tournament after suffering a hat-trick of defeats. The Irianian Women lost 3-0 to South Korea on March 2, then suffered a thrashing 4-0 defeat to Australia on March 5, followed by a convincing 2-0 loss to the Philippines on March 8.

In a post shared on social media platform Truth Social, Trump said, "Australia is making a terrible humanitarian mistake by allowing the Iran National Woman's Soccer team to be forced back to Iran, where they will most likely...