Australia Rejects Claim It Expelled Iranian Ambassador Due to Israeli Pressure

Israel says Australia only acted after Netanyahu criticised Albanese.
Australia Rejects Claim It Expelled Iranian Ambassador Due to Israeli Pressure
Minister for Home Affairs Tony Burke during Question Time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on July 30, 2025. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
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Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has firmly dismissed suggestions that Australia’s decision to expel Iran’s ambassador and suspend reciprocal embassy operations was driven by pressure from Israel.

The comments come after revelations from the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) directed two anti-Semitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne.