Just two members of the team remain in Australia after seven initially filed asylum claims, which were later withdrawn amid accusations that Iran had pressured their families PARIS, France — Iranian authorities on Thursday gave the national women’s soccer team a hero’s welcome after their return to the Islamic Republic from Australia where some had made and then withdrawn asylum claims, amid accusations Iran had pressured... [3111 chars]
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