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Australia spy chief warns of Iran terror threat
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.
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The West Australian
· Jun 24, 2026
Global terrorism threats are ‘re-emerging’, but Australia’s threat level unchanged, spy boss says
Australia’s spy chief has issued a concerning warning amid the re-emergence of global terror threats and their “growing capability” to launch attacks.
The Daily Wire
· Jul 3, 2026
Waltz Blasts Iran Envoy: ‘This Is Not Tehran. This Is The United States Of America’
America’s man at the United Nations unloaded on Iran’s chief diplomat Thursday, delivering a blistering smackdown after Tehran’s envoy tried to shut down an emergency Security Council session on the Gulf crisis — telling him bluntly that intimidation tactics don’t fly on East River soil. “This is not Tehran,” U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike ...
RedState
· Jun 28, 2026
US Ambassador Slams Iran: No More Free Shipping Attacks
US Ambassador Slams Iran: No More Free Shipping Attacks
The Economic Times
· Jul 12, 2026
Iran missile threat: Gulf on alert
Iran missile threat: Gulf on alert
Mehr News Agency
· Jul 2, 2026
Iran slams Israel’s public threat against Ayatollah Khamenei
TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN has lashed out the public threatening statements raised by an Israeli regime's minister against the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei.
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Related coverage for "Australia spy chief warns of Iran terror threat ": The West Australian — Global terrorism threats are ‘re-emerging’, but Australia’s threat level unchanged, spy boss says. The Daily Wire — Waltz Blasts Iran Envoy: ‘This Is Not Tehran. This Is The United States Of America’. RedState — US Ambassador Slams Iran: No More Free Shipping Attacks. The Economic Times — Iran missile threat: Gulf on alert . Mehr News Agency — Iran slams Israel’s public threat against Ayatollah Khamenei