Anthony Albanese, the prime minister of Australia, claimed that Iran is responsible for at least two anti-Jewish attacks in his nation and that it intends to send its ambassador to Canberra.
Albanese, who spoke to reporters in Australia’s capital on Tuesday, described the attacks as “extraordinary and dangerous acts of aggression orchestrated by a foreign nation” with the aim of undermining social cohesion in Australia.
The Australian government is taking strong and decisive action, he said, “and it is completely unacceptable.”
We just recently informed the Iranian ambassador to Australia that he would be kicked out.
The government moved all of its diplomats to a third country, according to the prime minister, along with suspending operations at its embassy in Tehran, Iran.
He continued, “I can also inform the government that it will pass legislation to designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, as a terrorist organization.”
According to Australian officials, the attacks occurred at the Lewis Continental Kitchen in Sydney on October 10 and the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne on December 6. In neither of the attacks, there were no fatalities, but attackers also blazed up the homes, causing extensive damage.
The Iranian ambassador, Ahmad Sadeghi, and three of his colleagues have been declared persona non grata, according to Australian foreign minister Penny Wong, who claimed they have seven days to leave the nation. She claimed that this was the first time Australia had expelled an ambassador since World War II and that Tehran had also had its ambassador envoy removed.
Wong urged Australians living in the Middle Eastern nation to go home, noting that the Albanese government will maintain diplomatic ties with Iran to advance Canberra’s interests. She also advised Australians who might visit Iran to stay away from it.
Source: Aljazeera
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