Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused Iran on Tuesday of orchestrating two antisemitic attacks within Australia and announced that the country would sever diplomatic ties with Tehran in response.

Anthony Albanese said, today that ASIO intelligence has linked Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to two antisemitic arson attacks: one at Sydney's Lewis' Continental Kitchen and another at Melbourne's Adass Israel Synagogue.

Albanese denounced the assaults as intentional attempts to sow division and erode social cohesiveness, calling them:

 "Extraordinary and dangerous acts of aggression orchestrated by a foreign nation on Australian soil."

In a landmark diplomatic action, Iran's envoy Ahmad Sadeghi and three officials were told to depart the country within seven days, marking Australia's first ambassadorial expulsion since World War II.

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Additionally, Canberra moved its diplomats to safer locations and halted operations at its embassy in Tehran.

Following the U.S. and Canada's lead, Albanese announced plans to pass legislation designating the IRGC as a terrorist organization.

According to Mike Burgess, the head of ASIO, the IRGC most likely concealed its involvement in these violent crimes by using proxies, such as organized crime networks.

Australia's response was commended by Israeli officials and the Jewish community. The head of the Executive Council of Australian Jews referred to Iran's actions as "an attack on Australia's sovereignty" and praised the government for taking a firm stand.

Iran refuted the accusations, calling them politically motivated and stating that it has the right to reply.