Overview
- Foreign Minister Anita Anand said Canada will not reopen diplomatic relations with Iran unless there is a change of government.
- Canada imposed targeted measures on seven individuals linked to Iranian state bodies involved in intimidation, violence and transnational repression.
- Anand emphasized human-rights concerns and declined to say whether Canada would support a potential U.S. strike.
- The United States has reinforced forces in the region, including a second aircraft carrier, as tensions with Iran intensify.
- Casualty figures from Iran’s protest crackdown remain disputed, with HRANA reporting about 7,005 deaths versus the government’s tally of 3,117, and at least one Canadian was confirmed killed.