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Iran downgrades diplomatic ties with Australia after row over antisemitic arson attacks

"The accusation of antisemitism against Iran is ridiculous and baseless," Baghaei said, adding that Tehran does not welcome the deterioration in bilateral relations with Canberra.

|ByREUTERS
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia November 29, 2024.
DEMONSTRATORS HOLD placards and flags as they take part in a Nationwide March for Palestine in Sydney last week. This is not a fringe issue anymore; it is the mainstreaming of extremism in Australian streets, the writer maintains.

Australia at a crossroads: From the Opera House to the August marches - opinion

Australia can continue down this path, where grievance and division define our national life, or we can reclaim unity before it is too late.

|ByMICHAEL GENCHER
Demonstrators hold placards as they take part in the 'Nationwide March for Palestine' protest in Sydney, Australia, August 24, 2025.

Australian, Israeli citizens to protest at Australian embassy about antisemitism, weakened ties

“Australia is giving a prize to terror by recognizing a Palestinian state,” Australian-Israeli event organizer Michael Frumer said in a press release.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
MK SIMCHA ROTHMAN presides over a meeting of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee in July. He was abruptly denied entry to Australia by Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke because he allegedly ‘spreads division and hate,’ says the writer.

Australia entry ban of MK Simcha Rothman reflects moral confusion - opinion

Australia’s policies are starting to echo a deeper confusion: one where the symbols of progressivism become shields for appeasement and where antisemitic rhetoric is tolerated.

|ByANAT VIDOR

Experts reveal why Iran is attacking Diaspora Jews, warn that West 'doesn't understand fanaticism'

The Jerusalem Post spoke to two Israeli experts on the Islamic Regime to understand its reasoning for attacking Jewish Diaspora communities.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Iranian flags fly as fire and smoke from an Israeli attack on Sharan Oil depot rise, following Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025.

Man arrested for crashing car into Russian consulate in Sydney

One person was arrested outside the Russian consulate in connection with the crash.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A police vehicle is parked on a closed street near the scene where a car crashed into the Russian consulate in Sydney, Australia, September 1, 2025.

CAM weekly antisemitism report – Iran accused of hate attacks in Australia

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps orchestrated two antisemitic arson attacks on Jewish sites in Sydney and Melbourne

AUGUST 31, 2025ByCOMBAT ANTISEMITISM MOVEMENT
Breakdown of Antisemitic incidents globally

Riding the tiger: Iran's dangerous dance with antisemitism - opinion

MIDDLE ISRAEL: A letter to the Iranian people: What your leaders' actions mean for you, the world, and the future.

AUGUST 29, 2025ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
A PRO-PALESTINIAN protester raises a portrait of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei across Sydney Harbour Bridge during a demonstration on August 3.

Iran's ambassador decries accusations of antisemitic arson attacks after expulsion from Sydney

"These are all baseless allegations and lies," Sadeghi told reporters from local television networks Nine and Seven at Sydney Airport on Thursday evening.

AUGUST 28, 2025ByREUTERS
Iranian ambassador to Australia Ahmad Sadeghi waves outside his residence, after being expelled on Tuesday and given seven days to leave the country by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who accused Iran of orchestrating at least two antisemitic attacks on Australian soil, in Canberra, Australia.

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AUGUST 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS
UN peacekeepers (UNIFIL) vehicles ride along a street in Marjaayoun, Southern Lebanon January 20, 2025.

Exposing a global strategy of antisemitism as political warfare - opinion

Australia expelled Iran’s top diplomat and severed formal ties after its intelligence services verified Tehran’s role in two antisemitic attacks.

AUGUST 28, 2025ByBARAK SELLA
Member of Parliament Josh Burns walks past the damaged Adass Israel Synagogue on December 10, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia.

Iranian FM agrees with Netanyahu's claim Australian PM Albanese is weak

Australia's decision to bar an Israeli leader from visiting a Jewish community facing high levels of antisemitism was what prompted Netanyahu’s claim.

AUGUST 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks to the media at the UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 25, 2024

Now Australia has ousted Iran's envoy - will the country actually tackle antisemitism? - editorial

The attacks organized by Iran were before June's 12-day war, so reflect the export of Tehran's strategy of targeting Jews abroad, a playbook it has used for decades.

AUGUST 27, 2025ByJPOST EDITORIAL
AUSTRALIAN PRIME Minister Anthony Albanese inspects the damage at the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne, guided by Rabbi Moshe Khan, president of the Rabbinical Council of Victoria.

Australia slams Israeli claims on Iran envoy expulsion as 'complete nonsense'

This comes after Australia said that Iran sought to "disguise its involvement" in antisemitic attacks within the country last year.

AUGUST 27, 2025ByREUTERS
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (R) speaks next to Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong (L) during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, August 11, 2025.

Was Mossad involved in getting Iran booted out of Australia? - analysis

Israeli Intelligence forces might have played a part in uncovering the IRGC plot that led to the expulsion of Iranian officials from Australia.

AUGUST 26, 2025ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
(Illustrative) Israel Mossad agent working on laptop, analyzing aerial reconnaissance.