Australia ordered Iranian Ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi and three other diplomats to leave the country within seven days after intelligence services concluded Tehran directed at least two antisemitic attacks on Australian soil. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called the incidents “extraordinary and dangerous acts of aggression” and said operations at Australia’s embassy in Tehran have been suspended, with all staff relocated to a third country for their safety—marking the first expulsion of a foreign envoy by Canberra since World War II. According to the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps orchestrated the firebombing of the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne on 6 December 2024 and the arson attack on Lewis’ Continental Kitchen, a kosher restaurant in Sydney’s Bondi district, on 20 October 2024. No injuries were reported, but the fires caused millions of dollars in damage. ASIO chief Mike Burgess said the IRGC relied on criminal intermediaries to conceal its role and indicated further plots may have been planned. The government will introduce legislation to designate the IRGC a terrorist organisation and warned Australians still in Iran to leave the country. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the expulsions underline that “Iran’s actions are completely unacceptable.” Tehran dismissed the accusations as baseless and politically motivated, and its foreign ministry threatened reciprocal measures, adding a new layer of tension to Iran’s already strained relations with Western governments.