Hunted down by the regime: Moment Iranian women's football team handlers run down hotel fire escape after realising several players had escaped Australian facility

The group, who had refused to sing the national anthem while competing in the Asia Cup on the Gold Coast , fled the facility through an underground carpark in an attempt to seek asylum.


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