AUSTRALIA BLAMES IRAN FOR ANTISEMITIC ATTACKS- Australia has suspended Tehran embassy operations
Australia has accused Iran of executing two antisemitic arson attacks in the cities of Sydney and Melbourne and gave Tehran’s ambassador seven days to leave the country, in its first such ejection since World War Two.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in Question Time the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation had gathered credible intelligence that Iran had directed at least two attacks, adding “it is likely that there are more as well.”
“We are all disgusted to learn of the serious and chilling foreign interference which has been perpetrated by the Islamic Republic of Iran on Australian soil,” added Austr alia’s opposition leader Sussan Ley.
Australia has suspended operations at its Tehran embassy and all its diplomats were safe in a third country, Albanese said. Ley added that she supported the government’s actions.
Since the Israel-Gaza war began in October 2023, Australian homes, schools, synagogues and vehicles have been targeted in antisemitic vandalism and arson
