{
  "id": 6125076,
  "title": "Iranian soccer players who sought asylum in Australia say anthem silence was anti-regime protest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/iranian-soccer-players-who-sought-asylum-in-australia-say-anthem-6125076",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T10:07:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Times of Israel",
    "slug": "the-times-of-israel",
    "url": "https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-soccer-players-who-sought-asylum-in-australia-say-anthem-silence-was-anti-regime-protest/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Team provided no explanation, and some took silence as mourning amid war; two players who stayed in Australia say it was solidarity with slain demonstrators after Iran's crackdown The post Iranian soccer players who sought asylum in Australia say anthem silence was anti-regime protest appeared first on The Times of Israel .",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Iranian soccer players who sought asylum in Australia say anthem silence was protest against Tehran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/iranian-soccer-players-who-sought-asylum-in-australia-say-anthem",
        "published": "2026-09-07T06:27:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Iranian soccer players who sought asylum in Australia say anthem silence was protest against Tehran",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/iranian-soccer-players-who-sought-asylum-in-australia-say-anthem-6134259",
        "published": "2026-09-07T10:53:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}