Australia Condemns Iran's Women's Team as 'Wartime Traitors'

Iranian women's football team players made help gestures after 2-0 loss on Gold Coast, seeking asylum in Australia.
State broadcasters called team 'wartime traitors', raising fears of IRGC coercion.
Over 66,000 petitioners urge Australia not to return players due to safety fears.
Australian-Iranian leaders report regime-connected officials monitoring delegation and threatening families.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong expressed solidarity with Iranian women and girls.
Officials declined to discuss individual cases of players.
Human rights groups warn of persecution if players are returned.
Australia's 2021 evacuation of Afghan women's players is cited as a precedent.
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