In an apparent bid to appease Israel ahead of a promised Palestinian statehood declaration, the Albanese Government has expelled Iranian diplomats over questionable intelligence claims, writes Dr Binoy Kampmark. The Islamic Republic, charged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, had “directed at least two” attacks of an “appalling” and “antisemitic” nature. The action undertaken seemed outsized, involving the expulsion of the Iranian Ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi along with three other embassy officials. To target the Australian Jewish community would seem to be a needless expenditure of effort and resources. Concerned about the pangs of longing for the independent state of Khalistan, the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not been above resorting to assassination.