Australia, the Edge of the World and Time

TEHRAN (Iran News) Tensions between Iran and Australia escalated in 2025 after the Australian government designated the IRGC as a “state sponsor of terrorism” in response to its alleged involvement in attacks within Australia, provoking a strong diplomatic backlash from Iran.

In November 2025, the Australian Parliament passed an amendment to the law that, for the first time, allows a foreign government entity to be officially listed as a “state sponsor of terrorism.” The primary purpose of this legislation was to create a legal basis for listing the IRGC.

Earlier, in August 2025, Australia had taken preliminary measures by expelling the Iranian ambassador in Canberra along with three other diplomats and suspending its embassy operations in Tehran.

The Islamic Republic of Iran reacted strongly to these hasty and malicious measures, condemning them as follows: it completely denied the allegations, calling them “false, baseless, and fabricated by Israeli security agencies.” Iran also described Australia’s actions as a “dangerous and criminal precedent” that violates national sovereignty and international law.

Furthermore, Iran asserted that Australia, by taking these measures, sacrificed long-standing bilateral relations in order to “curry favor with the Zionist regime,” acting hastily under the framework of its newly enacted law.

This rushed action demonstrates that Australia, situated in a remote corner at the edge of the world, has engaged in a reckless endeavor without understanding the stature and position of the Islamic Republic of Iran and its global power arm, the IRGC. Any country with access to proper information would understand that a nation of Iran’s magnitude would never place itself on the path of such childish accusations.

It seems that Australia, as the “back row student of the world classroom,” receives news about events belatedly, and as a result of this detachment from the pulse of time and place, responds in a manner reflecting its geographic and informational isolation.