Queensland police are investigating Mohamed Salari, a regime-linked handler of the Iranian women's football team, following allegations he threatened to kill community activists on the Gold Coast. One Iranian player reversed her decision to seek asylum in Australia, with advocates claiming she was coerced to return under threats to her family. Iran has withdrawn from the 2026 FIFA World Cup co-hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico, following US and Israeli airstrikes that killed the country's supreme leader.

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