Iran’s top diplomat to Australia Ahmad Sadeghi waves ‘bye, bye’ just hours before his mandatory expulsion

Iran’s top diplomat to Australia, Ahmad Sadeghi, was expelled as “persona non grata” following ASIO findings of Iran’s involvement in anti-Semitic attacks, marking the first high-ranking diplomat expulsion since World War II. During his departure, he expressed affection for Australians but avoided comments on Prime Minister Albanese, while the government faced criticism for delaying the designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization.

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