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'Finally feel heard': Iranian Australians welcome decision to expel ambassador amid concern for loved ones

Author
SBS Audio
Published
Wed 27 Aug 2025
Episode Link
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast-episode/finally-feel-heard-iranian-australians-welcome-decision-to-expel-ambassador-amid-concern-for-loved-ones/oggywvmtp

Australians in Iran have been urged to leave, after the federal government cut diplomatic ties with the country and expelled the Iranian ambassador from Australia. Many in the Australian-Iranian community have welcomed the decision, as well as the move by the Australian government to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation. While some Iranian community groups have been advocating for the move for years, some do fear what it might mean for family members back home.

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