The Australian government had expelled Iranian Ambassador to Australia Ahmad Sadeghi and three other embassy employees for their involvement in antisemitic crimes. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that not all antisemitic crimes in the country could be tied back to Iran, but noted that Australia’s Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) had found that Iran had coordinated attacks. Albanese also announced that, in response to the hostile behaviour, Australia would close its embassy in Tehran. According to Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong, all Australian embassy staff had been transferred from Iran to secure locations in third countries before the closure of the mission was announced. Wong advised Australians against travelling to Iran and encouraged those currently in the country to leave.
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