On Tuesday, Australia announced it would expel Iran’s ambassador and suspend operations at Australia’s embassy in Tehran, accusing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of directing two antisemitic attacks, including the firebombing of a synagogue.

“Enough credible intelligence has now been gathered to reach the deeply disturbing conclusion that the Iranian Government has directed at least two of these attacks,” the Australian Foreign Minister’s Office stated. “Iran has sought to disguise its involvement but ASIO assesses it was behind the attacks on: Lewis’ Continental Kitchen in Sydney on October 20 last year; and the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne on December 6 last year.”

“We have informed the Iranian ambassador to Australia he and three additional Iranian diplomats will be expelled,” the statement continued. “We have suspended operations at our embassy in Tehran and all our diplomats are now safe in a third country. The Government will legislate so we can list Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps – the IRGC – as a terrorist organisation.”

“Western security officials have said Tehran is increasingly turning to criminal networks in the West to target dissidents, critics and Jews. In another recent episode about two months ago, an alleged spy was arrested in Europe and German authorities said that Iran was suspected of collecting information on Jewish targets in Berlin to prepare for possible attacks,” The Wall Street Journal reported.

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“For decades, the Iranian regime has posed a threat to Israelis and Jewish communities around the world,” the Israeli embassy in Australia wrote on X. “Today, it became clear that this threat has reached Australian soil.  The international community can no longer be complacent. Australia has taken a principled stand, others should consider following suit.”

For decades, the Iranian regime has posed a threat to Israelis and Jewish communities around the world.

Today, it became clear that this threat has reached Australian soil.

The international community can no longer be complacent. Australia has taken a principled stand, others… https://t.co/WOBBF2p5u5

— Israel in Australia (@IsraelinOZ) August 26, 2025

Although the current Australian government seems to be intent on protecting local Jews, it is far less interested in protecting Jews in the state of Israel. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who has presided over an era in which antisemitism has become pronounced in his country and anti-Israel actions have grown ever more public, said in early August that his country would recognize a Palestinian state.

Australian television presenter Erin Molan, a staunch defender of the West and Israel, denounced the Australian government for asserting they would recognize a Palestinian state in the wake of the October 7, 2023, Hamas massacre of over 1,200 Israelis, bitterly offering congratulations to Hamas and other terrorist groups.

“A big congratulations to Hamas off the news out of Australia that our government, our Prime Minister, and Foreign Minister will be recognizing a Palestinian state,” Molan said acidly. “They are, of course, in control of Gaza. They are terrorists and they carried out October 7. So a big congratulations to them for this wonderful shot in the arm.”

“I’d like to pass on my condolences to the hostages, around 50, who are still trapped in tunnels, are desperate, dying, suffering immensely; to every child in Gaza, my condolences to you as well because this will only prolong your pain because our government has just given a massive big hurrah to the people responsible for your pain: Hamas, the terrorists,” she declared.

“And also a big shout-out to every other heinous, murderous terrorist group in the world who was looking for a kind of way to gain legitimacy in the eyes of the Western world,” she said. “Who now know all they have to do is break into another country, slaughter, rape, chop off heads, hack them off on camera, burn children alive, and take hostages, including babies, then kill them, and ‘Bob’s your uncle’: there you go: statehood.”

A huge congratulations not JUST to H*mas… but to terrorists everywhere 💪 What a win… 🥳

Ohhhh and condolences to the hostages, kids in Gaza and innocents everywhere who will suffer even more so as a result 🙏

Australia has just announced it will recognise a Palestinian… pic.twitter.com/MF7OF2eAfQ

— Erin Molan (@Erin_Molan) August 11, 2025

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s enforcement operations in Washington, D.C., have resulted in more than 1,000 arrests in less than a month, White House data shared with The Daily Wire show.

The president’s enforcement operation began on Thursday, August 7, and since then, there have been a total of 1,094 arrests, a White House official shared with The Daily Wire. Two missing children have been rescued, and eight known gang members have been arrested, including MS-13 and Tren De Aragua gang members.

Authorities have also seized 115 firearms, the White House official shared, and cleared 49 homeless encampments through the help of multi-agency teams. The Metropolitan Police Department patrol units are working with city officials to find and clear more of these encampments.

“This whole of government effort to improve public safety is in compliance with the President’s March Executive Order establishing the Making DC Safe and Beautiful Task Force,” a White House official explained to The Daily Wire, noting that the details of the government effort are subject to change to meet law enforcement needs as operations continue.

WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 26: U.S. National Guard members from Ohio stand by the entrance to the Waterfront Metro Station on August 26, 2025 in Washington, DC. In recent days, a majority of the Guardsmen have started carrying weapons on patrol of the nation’s capital. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

These arrests are the result of heavy federal presence in Washington, as well as many nightly arrests within the nation’s capital. The White House has been updating reporters daily on the events of the previous night, typically sharing that around 80 arrests were made during the last evening.

On Monday night, for example, federal authorities made a total of 87 arrests. Of those 87, 39 were illegal aliens, and some had prior arrests for DUI, simple assault, second degree assault, sexual solicitation, felony robbery, contempt of court, and more.

One Mexican illegal alien arrested on Monday night had a prior arrest for child rape and three prior immigration encounters. Another illegal alien arrested on Monday evening was a member of Tren de Aragua.

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Authorities also arrested an adult male “wanted for questioning” in an ongoing homicide investigation, as well as for parole violation, an adult male for simple assault (who was later identified as a member of the neo-Nazi, white supremacist group Aryan Nation, and had additional non-extraditable warrants from Texas). Additionally, they arrested individuals for felony possession of a firearm, armed carjacking, carrying a pistol without license, a child abuse warrant, and more.

Monday evening’s enforcement activities also involved seizing four illegal firearms.

WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 25: National Guard members patrol carrying weapons near the Washington Monument on August 25, 2025 in Washington, DC. An increased presence of law enforcement has been seen throughout the nation’s capital since U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to deploy federal officers and the U.S. National Guard. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

The president has suggested that he is eyeing Chicago as the next location for his federal enforcement operations, saying he would like to work with Democratic governors and mayors to deploy the National Guard to major cities to address violent crime.

On Tuesday, Illinois Democratic Governor JB Pritzker responded to Trump’s suggestions, saying that Trump and the National Guard are “neither wanted here nor needed here.”