Revealed: What Iran’s Revolutionary Guard thinks of Australia

Today, expert Kylie Moore-Gilbert explains who Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard is – and why they would attack Australia.

Sep 04, 2025, updated Sep 04, 2025

Australia acted against Iran after ASIO found Tehran orchestrated two antisemitic arson attacks on Australian soil – expelling Iran’s ambassador and moving to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation.

For Kylie Moore-Gilbert, it’s been a long time coming.

She spent 804 days imprisoned under IRGC control after being arrested in Tehran on espionage charges.

Today, she explains who the IRGC is, why they would attack Australia, and what the federal government listing will actually change.

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Guest: Scholar of Middle Eastern and Islamic studies, Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert

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