Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s new supreme leader?
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son Mojtaba has been chosen by Iran’s Assembly of Experts to succeed his late father as supreme leader, in a sign that hardliners are still firmly in charge. Mojtaba Khamenei has close ties with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards but has never held a formal government role and opposes reforms and engagement with the West.
Azerbaijan foils alleged Iranian plots targeting Jewish sites and oil pipeline
March 8, 2026 by AAP J-Wire
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Azerbaijan’s State Security Service has announced it has thwarted multiple planned terrorist attacks and sabotage operations allegedly directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
Among the primary targets were prominent Jewish sites: the Ashkenazi synagogue in Baku, a modern synagogue in Dilara Aliyeva Street serving the Ashkenazi and European Jewish communities. The Israeli embassy in the capital was also a reported target. Also allegedly targeted was a leader of the ancient Mountain Jews community, a historic Jewish group with centuries-old roots in the Caucasus region.
UK police arrest four men suspected of spying for Iran on Jewish community
British police have arrested four men suspected of spying for Iran following an investigation into alleged surveillance of Jewish sites and individuals in London.
Israel strikes Qom building as clerics meet to choose Khamenei successor
March 4, 2026 by J-Wire News Service
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Israel has struck a building in Iran’s holy city of Qom where senior clerics from the Assembly of Experts were reportedly gathering to select a successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated on Saturday in joint US-Israeli strikes.
Hundreds of Aussies heading home from Middle East
A Sydney-bound flight is on its way to Dubai, carrying fleeing Australians, as crisis teams are sent to the Middle East to provide extra consular support.
Netanyahu’s long road to confronting Iran
March 4, 2026 by Fiamma Nirenstein - JNS.org
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For decades, Israel’s leader has maintained that survival demands strength. After Oct 7, that doctrine became a policy to reshape the region.
Iran’s shadow in Australia’s antisemitism debate
March 4, 2026 by Adam Kreuzer
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As Australia’s Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion begins its work, a series of public mourning notices issued by numerous Shi’a Islamic centres in Australia following the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has added a sharp new edge to an already tense national conversation.
Israel strikes Hezbollah following first rocket fire since 2024 ceasefire
March 2, 2026 by Pesach Benson
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The Israel Defense Forces began attacking Hezbollah in Lebanon after the Iran-backed terror group fired rockets at northern Israel in the early hours of Monday morning. The rocket attack was the first since a November 2024 ceasefire took effect.
‘Indiscriminate, reckless’ attacks, say US, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi, UAE
The governments of the United States, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates said on Sunday that the Iranian regime had carried out “indiscriminate and reckless missile and drone attacks against sovereign territories across the region,” the U.S. State Department said.
‘Dancing in the streets’: Iranian-Australians celebrate
There’s a growing sense of hope among some Iranian-Australians after the United States and Israel launched strikes, killing Iran’s supreme leader.
More strikes aimed at Iran after supreme leader killed
Israel says it has launched another wave of strikes on Iran, as Iranians faced uncertainty after the killing of their supreme leader in US and Israeli attacks that threatened to destabilise the wider Middle East. Read more
Millions receive defection alert after Iranian app hacked
A popular Iranian prayer-time app was hacked on Saturday morning, sending push notifications in Persian that urged military and security personnel to defect and join efforts to liberate the country.
Australian leaders back siege on ‘illegitimate’ Iran regime
Senior Australian government ministers have been called to a snap meeting after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran, reportedly killing the Islamic regime’s leader.
Woman killed in Tel Aviv missile strike
March 1, 2026 by Pesach Benson
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A victim in her 40s who was critically injured in an Iranian missile strike on Tel Aviv on Saturday night has died, according to emergency responders, the first Israeli fatality of the new round of fighting.
Netanyahu – “together we will fight”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this morning said the operation was launched to remove “the existential threat posed by the terrorist regime in Iran”. He also thanked our “great friend, President Donald Trump, for his historic leadership.”
Israel and US carry out pre-emptive strike on Iran
Israel and the US have conducted a pre-emptive military strike on Iran, according to Defence Minister Israel Katz, who described the action as necessary to eliminate immediate threats to Israel.
Israel commends EU decision to declare Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist group
The Council of the European Union has added the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran to the EU terrorist list. Read more
The forgotten exodus: Sydney honours 850,000 Jews who fled Arab lands and Iran
More than 200 people gathered at the National Council of Jewish Women hall in Woollahra on Sunday evening for the annual commemoration honouring Jewish refugees from Arab lands and Iran. Read more
Australia lists IRGC as state sponsor of terrorism
On Thursday, 28 November, the Australian Government officially designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a state sponsor of terrorism, marking the first listing under newly passed counter-terrorism legislation.
‘Expelling an ambassador is nothing to the Iranians’
November 10, 2025 by Yaakov Lappin
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In a rare public announcement on Oct. 26, Israel’s Mossad intelligence organisation exposed the identity of a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards Quds Force commander whom it said was responsible for a global terror network targeting Israelis and Jews, including failed plots in Australia, Greece and Germany. Read more
Australian parliament clears path to list Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation
Australia’s Parliament has passed new counterterrorism legislation allowing the federal government to list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation, following confirmation from intelligence agencies that the Iranian regime directed two antisemitic attacks in Australia’s largest cities.
ASIO chief warns Hizb ut-Tahrir spreading antisemitic hate in Australia
ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess has compared Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir to neo-Nazis, accusing it of using anti-Israel sentiment to fuel antisemitism and deepen social divisions.
Mossad exposes Iranian general directing global attacks on Jewish targets including Australia
October 27, 2025 by Pesach Benson
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Israel revealed new details about the Iranian regime’s global terrorist operations on Sunday, exposing a senior Revolutionary Guards commander as the orchestrator behind multiple foiled attacks in Australia, Greece, and Germany. Read more
Nova survivor brings a human face to IRGC’s role in antisemitism
Iranian Jewish activist and Nova festival survivor Natalie Sanandaji has welcomed Australia’s decision to expel Iran’s ambassador and list the IRGC as a terrorist organisation.
Rabbis warn Albanese against Palestinian recognition after Iran-linked attacks
The Rabbinical Association of Australasia (RAA) has written to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese urging him to abandon any move towards recognising a Palestinian state in light of revelations about Iran’s involvement in attacks on Australian soil.
Intelligence boss links firebombings to Iran government: expels ambassador
August 26, 2025 by AAP J-Wire
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Australia has accused Tehran of orchestrating anti-Semitic attacks and expelled Iran’s ambassador in the first diplomatic move of its kind since World War II.
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Author of disputed Gaza famine report has lengthy history of anti-Israel statements
August 25, 2025 by Mike Wagenheim - JNS
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An author of a controversial report determining a famine has taken hold in parts of Gaza has a history of anti-Israel and pro-Iran rhetoric. Read more
The rally causes Australia to commits more food, medical aid for Gaza and comments from Jewish leaders
August 4, 2025 by AAP J-Wire
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Australia has pledged an extra $20 million in humanitarian assistance for women and children in war-torn Gaza after more than 100,000 turned out in protest across the country to spotlight suffering in the besieged enclave. Read more
INTO THE FRAY: Europe veers Right—towards Israel and Trump?
July 15, 2025 by Martin Sherman
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There are accumulating—albeit belated—signs of a new political assertiveness in Europe, together with a growing appreciation of Israeli resolve and Trumpian toughness Read more
Graffiti, drones, and cash drops: Israeli indicted in Iranian spy pot
State prosecutors indicted 27-year-old Or Beilin of Be’er Yaakov for alleged espionage on behalf of Iran. Read more
