Australia spy chief warns of Iran terror threat

AI Summary

Australia’s spy chief Mike Burgess warned that an Australian citizen living in Iran, linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, orchestrated an antisemitic firebomb attack in Sydney. He also flagged concerns about potential future attacks or assassinations by Iranian groups active in Europe.

An Australian citizen living in Iran who was a senior member of its Revolutionary Guards orchestrated a major antisemitic firebomb attack in Sydney, Australia's spy chief said Wednesday. Giving an annual threat assessment, Mike Burgess, director-general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), said he was also concerned that an Iranian group active in Europe could conduct further attacks or an assassination in Australia.