Israel's desperate bid to play 'victim' after Bondi attack? Iran strikes days after Sydney horror

Iranian army chief Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi has accused Israel of carrying out “false flag” attacks on Jewish communities abroad, claiming without evidence that “Zionists have assassinated the Jewish community and their affiliates in other countries” to stir antisemitism, prevent “reverse migration” and portray Israel as a victim. In remarks carried by Iranian state‑linked outlets, he went so far as to suggest the December 14 mass shooting at a Hanukkah event on Sydney’s Bondi Beach – where two gunmen killed 15 people and wounded dozens more – was part of this alleged campaign, despite Australian authorities treating it as an antisemitic terrorist attack linked to Islamist radicalisation and finding no indication of Israeli involvement. Mousavi framed his claims within a broader denunciation of the United States and Israel as “criminal,” “deceitful” and “warmongering” enemies that respect neither international law nor human norms, and said Iran had chosen a path of “resistance” and growing power as a matter of dignity and independence.