Hussain Hazbavi 
Australia has ordered Iran’s ambassador to leave the country within seven days after accusing Tehran of orchestrating antisemitic arson attacks on Jewish sites.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Tuesday that intelligence gathered by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) confirmed Iran’s role in directing the attacks. The incidents targeted the Lewis Continental Kitchen, a kosher restaurant in Sydney, on October 20, 2024, and the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne on December 6.
“These were extraordinary and dangerous acts of aggression orchestrated by a foreign nation on Australian soil,” Albanese told reporters.
ASIO chief Mike Burgess added that Iran had attempted to conceal its involvement but was assessed to be behind the attacks and “likely” linked to other incidents targeting Jewish Australians.
