Australia says Iran behind two antisemitic attacks, to expel envoy August 26, 2025 at 5:13 AM SYDNEY (Reuters) Australia said on Tuesday it would expel Iran's ambassador to Canberra, as it accused Tehran of executing two antisemitic attacks in the key cities of Sydney and Melbourne.
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August 26, 2025 at 5:13 AM
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia said on Tuesday it would expel Iran's ambassador to Canberra, as it accused Tehran of executing two antisemitic attacks in the key cities of Sydney and Melbourne.
Since the Israel-Gaza war began in October 2023, Australian homes, schools, synagogues and vehicles have been targeted in antisemitic vandalism and arson.
In the most recent incident in July, police charged a man accused of an arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue with worshippers inside.
"These were extraordinary and dangerous acts of aggression orchestrated by a foreign nation on Australian soil," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told a press briefing.
"They were attempts to undermine social cohesion and sow discord in our community."
Australia has suspended operations at its embassy in Tehran and all its diplomats were safe in a third country, Albanese said, adding that his government would designate Tehran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation.
(Reporting by Christine Chen in Sydney; Editing by Christian Schmollinger and Clarence Fernandez)
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