Iran expels Australian ambassador

Iranian authorities have expelled the Australian ambassador in a reciprocal response to the expulsion of an Iranian diplomatic representative from Australia, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said.

"According to diplomatic norms and right in reaction to Australia action, Iran has downgraded level of diplomatic presence of Australian in Iran. The Australian ambassador has left the country", 

Esmail Baghaei said

The official spokesman for the foreign ministry stated that Canberra's actions were unacceptable. According to Baghaei, the incident will negatively impact the level of relations between the two countries.

Earlier, Australia accused Iran of supporting anti-Semitism and expelled the Iranian ambassador from the country.