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Australia Expels Iran’s Ambassador After ASIO Ties IRGC to Antisemitic Arsons

The assessment followed a classified, months-long investigation that tracked covert financing and proxies.

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Iranian ambassador to Australia Ahmad Sadeghi stands outside his residence, after being expelled on Tuesday and given seven days to leave the country by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who accused Iran of orchestrating at least two antisemitic attacks on Australian soil, in Canberra, Australia, August 28, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams
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Overview

  • Ahmad Sadeghi left under a 72-hour order, publicly calling the allegations baseless as he departed Sydney.
  • It was Australia’s first ambassadorial expulsion since World War II, with other Iranian diplomats ordered out and Australian staff withdrawn from Tehran.
  • The Albanese government is drafting legislation to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation.
  • ASIO says investigators traced cryptocurrency flows and a web of proxies to link arsons at Lewis’ Continental Kitchen in Bondi and Melbourne’s Adass Israel Synagogue.
  • Authorities are reviewing additional antisemitic incidents for possible connections to Tehran’s networks as Iran issues categorical denials.