‘He’s on it’: Trump, Albanese speak on asylum for Iranian soccer team after five players break free

News of the escape prompted US President Donald Trump to intervene overnight, first by demanding on social media that Australia give the women asylum, and then by speaking with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.


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