Overview
- Defence Minister David McGuinty said CAF personnel in the region are not involved in the prosecution of the war, adding Canada has not participated and has no intention of doing so.
- McGuinty reiterated that Ottawa was not consulted before U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran and said he cannot disclose further operational details for security reasons.
- Roughly 200 Canadian military members are deployed at six locations in the Middle East, according to reporting cited by The Canadian Press.
- Defence research consultant Steffan Watkins questioned whether Canadians on exchange could be flying with U.S. E‑3G Sentry AWACS deployed to Saudi Arabia, a point the government has not confirmed.
- La Presse reported an Iranian strike damaged assets at a Kuwait airbase used by Canada, prompting Conservative demands for transparency that McGuinty rejected as risking troop security.