"In Australia, people are able to change their mind, people are able to travel. All those that made it to the airport elected to return to Iran. Fear for familiesBurke said some players had asked him about the possibility of aiding their family members leave Iran. "Obviously, when people are permanent residents, there are rights that they have in terms of sponsoring other family members. The Iranian embassy in Kuala Lumpur told Malaysian state news agency Bernama the players were doing well and "want to return home".
