 "Australia expels Iranian ambassador as PM Albanese accuses Tehran of directing antisemitic attacks")
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday said Iran was behind recent antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne, and announced the expulsion of Tehran’s ambassador based on intelligence findings.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday accused Iran of orchestrating antisemitic attacks in the country and announced the expulsion of Tehran’s ambassador.
Albanese said Australian intelligence services had linked Iran to two incidents — an attack on a Sydney restaurant and another on a Melbourne mosque. Both cities have seen a sharp rise in antisemitic events since the Israel-Hamas war broke out in 2023.
“ASIO has gathered enough credible intelligence to reach a deeply disturbing conclusion. The Iranian government directed at least two of these attacks. Iran tried to conceal its role, but ASIO assesses it was behind them,” Albanese told reporters, citing findings from the domestic spy agency.
This is a developing story.
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