New Delhi, June 25 -- Iran's Revolutionary Guard used two agents who once lived in Australia to direct arson attacks against Jewish targets in Sydney and Melbourne, the head of Australia's domestic spy agency said on Wednesday.

"Iran continues to view Australia as a legitimate target for covertly directed acts of violence," Mike Burgess, director-general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO), said.

Australia last year blamed Iran for fires that damaged Lewis' Continental Kitchen, a kosher eatery in Sydney, and Melbourne's Adass Israel Synagogue two months apart in 2024.

A major diplomatic rift led to Iran's ambassador being expelled. Tehran denies the allegations.

Burgess, presenting his annual update on national...