Australia has ‘high level of confidence’ Iran behind antisemitic attacks as ambassador spotted leaving embassy
by Josh Butler and Tom McIlroy from World news | The Guardian on (#6ZKAD)
There is no accusation Ahmad Sadeghi, the embassy or Iranian diplomats in Australia were involved in any attacks
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The Australian government has rubbished denials from Iran over accusations its military wing had directed antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne, with the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, claiming evidence of direct links from Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to the arson attacks.
It comes as Iran's ambassador to Australia, Ahmad Sadeghi, was spotted leaving the Canberra embassy on Wednesday after becoming the first ambassador to be booted by the federal government since the second world war.
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