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Australia lists Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard as state sponsor of terrorism
Australia criminalizes cooperation with Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, the first entity listed under new law following attacks on Jewish sites linked to the group, with penalties up to 25 years.
- On Thursday, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke announced Australia had formally designated the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation under a new legal framework passed this year, making it the first entity listed.
- Last year, attacks on Lewis's Continental Kitchen in Sydney and the Adass Israel synagogue, Melbourne were linked by ASIO to Tehran via criminal networks, leading to Iran's ambassador's August expulsion.
- Any cooperation with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is now illegal under Australian law, outlawing directing activities, membership, recruitment, funding, and support to the IRGC with penalties up to 25 years.
- Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said intelligence assessments showed Iranian involvement and the classification strengthens government power, while the Australian Jewish community and Executive Council of Australian Jewry praised the response.
- The IRGC extends influence through proxies such as Hamas and Hezbollah and maintains overseas networks, Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong called the attacks 'unprecedented and dangerous acts of aggression', while Iran denies involvement.
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'Offensive': Iran condemns Australia's listing of IRGC as sponsor of terrorism
The Iranian Government has condemned Australia's formal listing of its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a state sponsor of terrorism as "offensive and unjustified", accusing the Albanese government of doing Israel's bidding.
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