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Australia Expels Iran’s Ambassador and Suspends Tehran Embassy After ASIO Links Regime to Antisemitic Attacks

Canberra says intelligence traced the plots to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard using overseas facilitators and will move legislation to list the force as a terrorist organization.

Australia acusó a Irán de dirigir ataques antisemitas en su territorio y anunció que expulsará al embajador iraní
Archivo - El primer ministro de Australia, Anthony Albanese
CANBERRA (Australia), 26/08/2025.- Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, 26 August 2025. Australia expelled Iran's ambasador to Australia and suspended activities at the Australian embassy in Tehran after the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) concluded that Iran was behind at least two anti-semetic attacks perpetrated on Australian soil. (Teherán) EFE/EPA/LUKAS COCH AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT
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Overview

  • AUS authorities said the IRGC directed an October 2024 arson at Sydney’s Lewis Continental Kitchen and a December 2024 attack on Melbourne’s Adass Israel synagogue.
  • Foreign Minister Penny Wong declared Ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi persona non grata, with three additional Iran-linked individuals also ordered to leave within seven days.
  • Australia suspended operations at its embassy in Tehran, relocated staff to a third country, raised its Iran travel advisory to Do Not Travel, and urged Australians to depart due to detention risks.
  • ASIO chief Mike Burgess said the operations ran through a complex network of foreign intermediaries and confirmed no Iranian diplomats in Australia were involved.
  • The government noted this is Australia’s first ambassador expulsion since World War II, while Iran has rejected the allegations in public statements reported by media.