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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Luca Ittimani and Daisy Dumas

‘It’s a scary situation’: Australia’s Iranian diaspora fear reprisals against families

The arson attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne was planned by Iran, Asio says.
The arson attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne was planned by Iran, Asio says. Photograph: Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet/AFP/Getty Images

Iranian Australians have welcomed the expulsion of Iran’s ambassador to Australia even as some raised concerns that the move could leave family members stranded in Iran.

The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, announced the expulsion on Tuesday, saying the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (Asio) had “credible intelligence” to determine the Iranian government was behind the attacks against the Adass Israel synagogue in Melbourne and Lewis’s Continental Kitchen in Bondi in Sydney.

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