Today the Australian Government has listed the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a state sponsor of terrorism.

Axar.az informs, citing Australian Foreign Ministry.

"The Government committed to taking this step following ASIO's assessment that the IRGC had orchestrated attacks against Australia's Jewish Community - on the Lewis' Continental Kitchen in Sydney in October 2024 and the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne in December 2024.

These cowardly attacks on Australian soil were designed to undermine and sow division in our multicultural society, by targeting Jewish Australians to inflict harm and stoke fear.

The Australian Government responded by passing the Criminal Code Amendment (State Sponsors of Terrorism) Act 2025, which creates a new framework allowing the Government to respond to state-sponsored terrorism.

The IRGC is the first listing of a state sponsor of terrorism under this new framework. The Minister for Home Affairs was satisfied that the IRGC met the criteria for listing as a state sponsor of terrorism under Division 110 of the Criminal Code," the statement reads.