Kick Iranian Ambassador out or risk anti-Semitic attacks, former top US official warns Anthony Albanese

Speaking exclusively to The Nightly in his role as CEO of United Against Nuclear Iran, a bipartisan, US-based NGO that campaigns to stop Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, he said the Ambassador’s comments were dangerous and a risk to the Australian public.

“Iran’s regime is the leading state-sponsor of antisemitism and these dangerous comments warrant more than a summons and a statement from the Australian government,” Mr Wallace said.

“They incite and increase the risk of antisemitic attacks in Australia.

“The Iranian Ambassador to Australia should be declared persona non grata.

“More generally, at a time when Iranian operatives have engaged in transnational repression targeting the Iranian diaspora across Australia, the Islamic Republic’s diplomatic presence should be downgraded in the country.”