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Iran Downgrades Relations With Australia After Envoy's Expulsion

Tehran rejects ASIO’s claim that Iranian networks directed antisemitic arson attacks in Sydney, Melbourne.

An Iranian flag flutters outside the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, after the Iranian ambassador to Australia Ahmad Sadeghi was 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 27, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams/File Photo

Overview

  • Iran’s foreign ministry said it reduced Australia’s diplomatic presence and confirmed Ambassador Ian McConville has left, while Iran’s consular section in Canberra remains open.
  • Australia last week expelled Iranian ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi, marking its first ambassadorial expulsion since World War II.
  • Canberra has suspended operations at its embassy in Tehran, with Australian diplomats reported safe in a third country.
  • ASIO says it has credible evidence Iran directed the 2024 attacks on Sydney’s Lewis Continental Kitchen and Melbourne’s Adass Israel Synagogue.
  • The Australian government is drafting laws to list the IRGC as a terrorist organization, as Iran denies the allegations as baseless.