The decision follows assessments by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), which found that the IRGC orchestrated two attacks targeting Jewish Australians, the bombing at Lewis' Continental Kitchen in Sydney in October 2024 and the attack on the Adass Israel Synagogue i
The suspected anti-Semitic arson attack, which left one worshipper injured, has been widely condemned by Jewish organisations and Australia's Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese.