Canada PM Carney says unable to rule out military role in Iran war
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Canadian leader also said the US-Israeli attacks on Iran appear to be ‘inconsistent with international law’.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that he could not rule out his country’s military participation in the escalating war in the Middle East, after earlier saying that the US-Israeli strikes on Iran were “inconsistent with international law”.
Speaking alongside Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra on Thursday, Carney was asked whether there was a situation in which Canada would get involved.
“One can never categorically rule out participation,” Carney said, noting the question was “hypothetical”.
“We will stand by our allies,” he said, adding that “we will always defend Canadians”.
Carney said earlier that he supported the strikes on Iran “with some regret” as they represented an extreme example of a rupturing world order.
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