Australia Moves to List Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as Terror Group

A new counterterrorism bill introduces powers to target state sponsors of terrorism after ASIO links Iranian forces to anti-Semitic attacks.
Australia Moves to List Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as Terror Group
Members of the Iranian revolutionary guard march during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), in Tehran . Reuters/Stringer
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Australia is set to overhaul its counterterrorism framework, introducing a new law that would for the first time allow the government to designate foreign state entities—including Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)—as terrorist organisations.

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland introduced the Criminal Code Amendment (State Sponsors of Terrorism) Bill 2025 to Parliament on Oct. 8.

Naziya Alvi Rahman
Naziya Alvi Rahman
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].