Iran’s ambassador to Australia has been expelled after intelligence revealed the Iranian government was behind two anti-Semitic attacks in Australia.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said ASIO intelligence revealed the Iranian government directed attacks on the Addas Israel synagogue in Melbourne in December, and an attack in Sydney in October 2024.
Iran’s ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi has been expelled from Australia over the security revelations, while operations at Australia’s embassy in Iran have been suspended.
“These were extraordinary and dangerous acts of aggression orchestrated by a foreign nation on Australian soil,” the prime minister told reporters in Canberra on Tuesday.
“They were attempts to undermine social cohesion and sow discord in our community.
“It is totally unacceptable.”
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