Australia’s domestic intelligence chief says Iranian Revolutionary Guard agents who had lived in Australia are linked to arson attacks targeting Jewish sites in Sydney and Melbourne. Mike Burgess, director general of the Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), states that two agents, described as former residents of Australia, were used to coordinate the attacks. According to Burgess, the agents directed arson against Jewish targets in both cities.
Multiple outlets report that the allegations relate to prior operational planning and coordination by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard rather than to local actors acting independently. The statements are presented as intelligence assessments from Australia’s security service. The reports do not provide detailed evidence in the brief excerpts, such as the timeline of the agents’ activities in Australia, the identities of those involved, or the outcomes of any prosecutions. The coverage focuses on the claim that the attacks were directed from within or through people with experience living in Australia, as part of a broader foreign-linked intelligence and security concern.
