Backlash Erupts as Daughter of Sanctioned Iranian General Secures Permanent Residency in Australia

The role of ASIO (the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation) has also come under the microscope. In any visa application involving high-risk jurisdictions or politically exposed persons (PEPs), a security referral is standard. The public is now demanding to know if ASIO was consulted and, if so, what their assessment entailed. If a security agency cleared her, the question shifts to whether the criteria for "security" are too narrow, focusing only on immediate threats of violence rather than the broader implications of foreign interference or the psychological impact on the local community.