The federal government announced today it is imposing targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on five Iranian individuals who are part of the country's missile program.
The Australian government announced today it is imposing targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on five Iranian individuals who are part of the country's missile program deployed against Israel.
Iran said the barrage was retaliation for a series of devastating blows Israel has landed in recent weeks against the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon, which has been firing rockets into Israel since the war in Gaza began.Australia has imposed sanctions on five Iranian individuals linked to the country's missile program.
"Iran's delivery of ballistic missiles to Russia last month to aid its war against Ukraine further demonstrates Iran's destabilising role."
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