Canada warns further Israel, Iran conflict could have ‘devastating’ results
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Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is calling on Israel and Iran to de-escalate tensions after the former launched strikes at Tehran late Thursday.
Canada is urging de-escalation after Israel launched strikes against Iran on Thursday evening, with Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand calling on all parties to “refrain from actions that further destabilize the region.”
“Further action risks triggering a broader regional conflict with devastating consequences,” Anand wrote on X on Friday morning.
In her post, she said Canada is closely following what is unfolding and that they remain “deeply concerned” about the threat posed by Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile program.
That rapidly advancing nuclear program appeared to cause tensions to boil over leading to Israel’s strikes, which began on Thursday evening (early Friday morning local time), with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warning of “severe consequences.”
According to Israel’s military, about 200 aircraft were involved in the initial attack on about 100 targets, with the missiles hitting several sites, including Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz.
Israel said it had also destroyed dozens of radar installations and surface-to-air missile launchers in western Iran.
Among those killed were three of Iran’s top military leaders, one who oversaw the entire armed forces, Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, one who led the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, Gen. Hossein Salami, and another who ran the Guard’s ballistic missile program, Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh.
Iran has since confirmed all three deaths.
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