‘Australia stands with brave people of Iran, Tehran’s murdered its own for power’: Anthony Albanese

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that his country stood with the people of Iran in their struggle against their “oppression” Islamic regime. “It has long been recognised that Iran’s nuclear program is a threat to global peace and security,” he added.

Calling the people of Iran brave, Albanses said in a post on X/Twitter, “For decades, the Iranian regime has been a destabilising force, through its ballistic missile and nuclear programs, support for armed proxies, and brutal acts of violence and intimidation. Iran directed at least two attacks on Australian soil in 2024. These appalling acts targeting Australia’s Jewish community were intended to create fear, divide our society and challenge our sovereignty.

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In response, Australia took the unprecedented steps of expelling Iran’s Ambassador, suspending operations at our embassy in Tehran, and listing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a state sponsor of terrorism.”

“Our Government has sanctioned more than 200 Iranian-linked individuals, including more than 100 linked to the IRGC. With international partners, including the United States and the G7, we have called for the Iranian regime to uphold the human rights and fundamental freedoms of Iran’s citizens. These calls have gone unheeded. Instead, the regime has instigated a brutal crackdown on its own people leaving thousands of Iranian civilians dead,” the Australian PM added.

Albanese said that the Iranian regime had relied upon “repression and murder of its own people to retain power” and was devoid of any legitimacy.

“The international community has been clear that the Iranian regime can never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon. The United Nations Security Council has reimposed sanctions on Iran for failing to comply with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and the International Atomic Energy Agency Board has formally declared Iran in non-compliance with its non-proliferation safeguards obligations.”