Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has expelled Iran’s ambassador from Canberra, accusing Tehran of directing anti-Jewish attacks in Australia.
Albanese said the alleged operations sought to undermine social harmony and sow division within the country. “The government is responding with firm and decisive action,” he declared.
Canberra has also suspended operations at its embassy in Tehran and relocated its diplomats to a third country. Furthermore, legislation will soon be introduced to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization.
The allegations follow two major incidents: the October 2023 attack on Louis Continental Kitchen in Sydney and the December assault on Melbourne’s Adass Israel Synagogue. For the first time since World War II, Australia has expelled a foreign ambassador.