Iranian Ambassador to Kanberra Ahmad Sadegi was recognized as an unwanted person, the head of the diplomatic mission and three more Iranian officials decided to deport from the country, Australia Albanese Prime Minister Australia, as reported by ABC News Australia, referred to the data (Asio), which received “reliable intelligence” about the involvement of the Iranian authorities in attacks on the Synagogue in Melbourne and the restaurant Lewis Continental Kitchen in Sydney that took place last year. Having emphasized that such behavior is unacceptable.
Asio Director General Mike Buress specified that the attacks were organized by persons acting on the instructions of Iran. “We found that other Iranian diplomats in Australia are not involved in these attacks, however, the investigation of the possible involvement of Iran in other incidents is ongoing,” he said.
Australia Foreign Minister Penny Wong said that Sadegians and other Iranian diplomats are obliged to leave the country within seven days. In addition, all operations of the Australian Embassy in Tehran are suspended, and Australian diplomats, who were in Iran, have already returned to their homeland.