Donald J. Trump wrote on the night of March 9: "I just had a call with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese regarding the issue involving the Iranian Women's National Football Team. He is handling it! Five people have already been settled (provided with asylum), and the rest are on their way. However, some of them, due to concerns for their family's safety, believe they must return to Iran - if they don't go back, their families may be threatened. Regardless, the Prime Minister has done an excellent job in handling this rather delicate situation. God bless Australia! President Donald J. Trump"
Comment: When the Iranian women's football team was participating in the Asian Cup in Australia, they were labeled as "traitors" by the Iranian authorities for refusing to sing the national anthem before the match. The players faced the risk of imprisonment or even loss of life upon returning to Iran. Five players have already left the team to seek asylum; some players, due to concerns about their family's safety, dare not stay, facing a dilemma where staying would endanger their families and returning would endanger themselves. Trump quickly intervened and pressured the Australian side, publicly announcing his call with the Australian prime minister and the settlement of the players, portraying himself as a "rescuer." Trump's high-profile intervention in the Iranian women's football incident is essentially a political performance using a humanitarian tragedy. He used the plight of the female players as a tool to attack opponents, shape his image, and gain public opinion, with everything being more about performance than action, filled with political calculations.
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