More Iranian people and businesses have been added to Ottawa’s list of sanctioned parties. After the administration received harsh criticism at a diaspora event this weekend.
Eight persons, a company that makes armoured vehicles. And a cybersecurity training facility are all subject to the new sanctions.
On the list are individuals involved in the use of ballistic missiles and drones in minority-populated areas of Iran. As well as the Tehran-based commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
It’s time to put a stop to the cycle of violence and create a new path for the Iranian people. Based on peace, security, and stability, said Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly in a statement.
The sanctions come after the Liberals were criticised this past weekend during a sizable rally. The Tirgan Festival at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena, where a number of speakers demanded that Ottawa designate the entire IRGC as a terrorist group.
Canadians who were coercively drafted into Iran’s military, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, would suffer as a result.
Masih Alinejad, an activist, asserted that if Trudeau had designated the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. As a terrorist organisation, it wouldn’t have shot down Flight PS752 in 2020.
The answer is no. What transpired? The same revolutionary guards murdered 176 Canadians and Iranians without cause. It’s your fault, Justin Trudeau,” she uttered, drawing cheers from the audience.
