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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Australian Spy Chief Points to Iran in Antisemitic Arson Investigation
Caption: Australian Spy Chief Points to Iran in Antisemitic Arson Investigation. Australia’s top intelligence official, Mike Burgess, has alleged that Iranian operatives with ties to Australia directed two antisemitic arson attacks on Jewish sites in Sydney and Melbourne. Burgess said a senior Iranian agent who is also an Australian citizen coordinated the attack on a kosher restaurant in Sydney, While a former Australian resident now based in Iraq was linked to the firebombing of a Melbourne synagogue. According to the intelligence agency, operations were carried out through networks associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard and local criminal intermediaries. The intelligence chief described the investigation as one of the most complex in ASIO’s history, involving extensive surveillance and international cooperation. Several suspects have been charged, though authorities are still examining whether all those involved were aware they were acting on behalf of foreign operatives. The findings add to mounting tensions between Canberra and Tehran, with Australia previously accusing Iran of sponsoring antisemitic attacks and other forms of foreign interference. Burgess warned that the case shows the growing threat posed by state-backed covert activity and the targeting of Jewish communities within Australia. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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