Overview

• Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared Ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi persona non grata and ordered him and three other Iranian diplomats to leave within seven days.
• Australia suspended operations at its embassy in Tehran, relocated staff to a third country, and urged Australian citizens to depart Iran and avoid travel there.
• The government said it will move to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation and pursue legal changes to support the listing.
• ASIO attributed at least two 2024 arson attacks to Iran-linked networks: a firebombing of Lewis’ Continental Kitchen in Sydney and an attack on the Adass-Israel Synagogue in Melbourne, with no injuries reported.
• Tehran rejected the allegations and warned of reciprocal steps, while Australian authorities said investigations into additional possible Iran-linked incidents remain ongoing.