Iranian media named the gamers as Zahra Sarbali, Mona Hamoudi, Zahra Ghanbari, Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramazani-Zadeh.
It stated different crew members have been nonetheless in Australia and quoted Shojaei as saying the squad had deliberate to return to Iran by way of Dubai, however the United Arab Emirates had not allowed them to take action.
It stated efforts have been now anticipated to be made for the crew to return by way of Malaysia and Turkey.
The Iranian crew sang their nationwide anthem and saluted earlier than their second match in opposition to Australia, sparking fears amongst human rights campaigners that the ladies had been coerced by authorities minders.
When requested whether or not Australia would grant the gamers asylum, Matt Thistlethwaite, the assistant minister for overseas affairs and commerce, stated the federal government couldn’t go into particular person circumstances for privateness causes.
