‘Destabilising Behaviour’: Australia Sanctions Iran Officials Amid Middle East Conflict

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the federal government has now sanctioned 90 individuals and 100 entities with links to Iran.

Photographers film the remains of a missile that landed on the shore of the Dead Sea, a week after the missile barrage fired by Iran on April 13, on April 21, 2024. Iran on April 13 launched more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel in a late night attack that caused little damage after most of the projectiles were intercepted. Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images/TNS

The Australian government has imposed sanctions on senior Iran officials amid the conflict in the Middle East pointing to its “destabilising behaviour.”

In total, the federal government has now sanctioned 90 individuals and 100 entities with links to Iran.