Many will remember a spate of frightening attacks against Jewish communities in both Sydney and Melbourne last year, including firebombings, vandalism and a van full of explosives.

We now know, according to the country’s top spy agency ASIO, that the Iranian government directed at least two of these attacks.

The government has responded swiftly, expelling the Iranian ambassador to Australia and closing its embassy in Tehran.

We bring you this episode early today, with Middle East and security analyst Rodger Shanahan, on what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called ‘extraordinary and dangerous acts of aggression’ on our soil.

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