Australia has accused Iran of directing an attack on a Jewish restaurant in Sydney through a web of intermediaries. The operation on the ground, court records suggest, was messy.
Lewis’ Continental Kitchen, a kosher restaurant in Sydney, on Tuesday. It was the site of an arson attack last year that Australia says was orchestrated by Iran.
Mike Burgess, left, Australia’s intelligence chief, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra, the capital, on Tuesday. Mr. Burgess accused Iran of using a “web of proxies” to hide its involvement in arson attacks in Australia.
The government abruptly severed diplomatic ties and ejected Iran’s ambassador, saying the country had orchestrated attacks in Sydney and Melbourne last year.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, right, and Mike Burgess, Australia’s intelligence chief, at a news conference at Parliament House in Canberra, the capital, on Tuesday.
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