Parliament, Community United on Expelling Iranian Ambassador After Tehran Linked to Anti-Semitic Attacks

Opposition and premiers endorse decisive steps against Iran, but Jewish, Iranian diaspora groups, Greens say action was overdue.

A general view of the Iranian Embassy in Canberra, Australia, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. Lukas Coch/AAP Image

The Albanese government’s revelation that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) directed antisemitic attacks on Jewish sites in Australia has triggered strong political and community reactions.

Leaders across party lines and civil society condemned the attacks and backed Canberra’s move to expel Iran’s ambassador and designate the IRGC as a terrorist organisation.