{"id":26815,"date":"2026-03-20T04:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T04:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/iranian-womens-soccer-team-welcomed-at-welcome-ceremony-in-tehran\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T04:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T04:45:22","slug":"iranian-womens-soccer-team-welcomed-at-welcome-ceremony-in-tehran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/iranian-womens-soccer-team-welcomed-at-welcome-ceremony-in-tehran\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian women&#8217;s soccer team welcomed at welcome ceremony in Tehran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>TEHRAN, Iran (AP) &#8211; Several members of Iran&#8217;s national women&#8217;s soccer team were greeted with a welcoming ceremony when they returned to the Islamic Republic after applying for asylum in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Midfielder Fatemeh Shaban said: &#8220;First of all, we are very happy to be in Iran, because it is our homeland.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>People in the crowd waved flags, and some players held bouquets of flowers and signed things that looked like mini soccer balls. According to Iranian media reports, the team <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">I&#8217;m back on Wednesday<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t expect so many people to come and welcome me. I&#8217;m happy to be a daughter of Iran,&#8221; Shaban said in translated comments.<\/p>\n<div class=\"AudioEnhancement\" data-separate-event=\"audioModule\" data-separate-value=\"AP AUDIO: Iran women\u2019s soccer team greeted with a \u2018welcome ceremony\u2019 in Tehran\" data-module=\"\" data-gtm-region=\"AP AUDIO: Iran women\u2019s soccer team greeted with a \u2018welcome ceremony\u2019 in Tehran\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<p>                    AP Audio: Iranian women&#8217;s soccer team welcomed at &#8216;welcome ceremony&#8217; in Tehran\n                <\/p>\n<p class=\"AudioEnhancement-description\">Associated Press correspondent Haya Panjwani reports on the reaction after Iran announced that all but two members of the Iranian women&#8217;s soccer team had returned to Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two Iranian female athletes, Fatemeh Pasandide and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh, have chosen to remain in Australia. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Training at Brisbane Roar Club<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Some first sought asylum after their team was eliminated. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Women&#8217;s Asian Cup<\/span> Then he changed his mind and said he was going back to Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian team arrived in Australia just before the tournament. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">iran war<\/span> The team initially attracted global attention after some players remained silent during the Iranian national anthem before the first match of the Asian Cup. of <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">silence<\/span> Some commentators cast it as an act of resistance or protest, others as a show of mourning.<\/p>\n<p>The players did not publicly state their views or explain their actions, instead singing the national anthem before the next two games.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said last week that Iran &#8220;welcomes children with open arms and the government guarantees their safety,&#8221; dismissing suggestions that the women would be in danger if they returned home.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/iran-womens-soccer-homecoming-31e86a58956f48bc3afe94c3753e5a76\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEHRAN, Iran (AP) &#8211; Several members of Iran&#8217;s national women&#8217;s soccer team were greeted with a welcoming ceremony when they returned to the Islamic Republic after applying for asylum in Australia. 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