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Iran's task-name news agency has revealed the names of the three members of the Iranian Women's Football Team who were granted asylum in Australia but have now decided to return to Iran. The agency has said in a post on X that Mona Hamudi, Zahra Sarbali and Zahra Mechkinkar have withdrawn their asylum applications in Australia, including a photo of the group apparently taken minutes before the departure for Malaysia to join other members of the team. Australia's Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has confirmed the departure of the three individuals in a statement saying they were given repeated chances to talk about their options. He says while the Australian government provided them with the opportunity for asylum, it cannot remove the context in which the plays are making in what he has called incredibly difficult decisions. US President Donald Trump says he's not ready to make a deal to end the war with Iran at this stage. In a telephone interview with NBC News, Mr. Trump has said Iran is willing to make an agreement, but he's not happy with the terms which he did not detail. He has also dismissed concerns about rising gas prices, saying he's working with other countries to secure the straight of hormones and important shipping route for the world's oil supplies. He had earlier called on allies, including China, France, Japan, South Korea, Britain, and others to send ships to the area. Israel says it has struck more than 200 targets across Iran in the past 24 hours. Earlier, US President Donald Trump declared US forces had obliterated targets on Iran's Carg Island, which has an export terminal for 90% of Iran's oil shipments. Defense Minister Israel Katz says the attack on Carg Island is assigned the war is ending a new decisive phase for the regime's leaders. We are entering the decisive phase of the struggle between the regime's attempts to survive while causing increasing suffering to the Iranian people and surrender. Only the Iranian people can put an end to this in a determined struggle until the terrorist regime is overthrown and Iran is saved. Iran's semi-election runs semi-official forest news agency says the US strikes cause no damage to oil infrastructure on the island. The speaker of the Iranian parliament has warned that such strikes would provoke a new level of retaliation. Treasurer Jim Sharma says the federal government is not expecting the supply of petrol in the country to run out as the war in the Middle East continues. He has told Kaini's agenda that Australia has more than enough fuel as it stands right now with big stockpiles of fuel, including petrol, diesel and jet fuel. The treasurer says the government is working with the regulator on surveillance and reporting. Mr Sharma says unpredictability on the global oil market also depends on the duration of the war. We don't have a model that has petrol prices going that high, but there's a lot of volatility and a lot of unpredictability in the global oil market. And of course, when it comes to petrol at the baza here in Australia as well, we've seen just in the last few months the global oil price has gone from around $60 to almost $120. Over 2,000 people have taken part in a St. Patrick's Day parade in the U.S. city of Atlanta a date that is meant to commemorate island's patron saint but has become a celebration of Irish heritage globally. Michael Roberts says being part of the parade is special. For me, it's to see the smiles and everybody's face and to see the joy that it brings to everyone. And for me, personally, the Irish heritage is part of my family. So for me to come out and be with a lot of people with the same situation is to thrill. It's just to thrill. In Australia, St. Patrick's Day is being marked with the range of events that includes a parade in Sydney at Circuli-Key and the Rocks and a festival in the Melbourne suburb of St. Kildar. And moving on to sport, the Formula One grown pre-racist in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have been cancelled on safety grounds. Covening body FIA says the race of set for April would not go ahead and no replacement dates have been organized at this stage. Both countries have been struck during Iran's response to the strikes launched by the U.S. and Israel two weeks ago. FIA President Mohammed Ben Soleim says the safety and well-being of the community and colleagues must come first. And that's the latest from the SBS newsroom. I'm Halena Khrushnamurthy. [MUSIC PLAYING] Why do people want to be at work? To feel heard, appreciated, part of something, and to know there's a career path for everyone. 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