No sign of compromise in Middle East as Canadians flee U.S-Iran conflict
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Canadians are returning home from the Middle East as escalating U.S.-Iran tensions disrupt travel and rattle global energy markets.
Rising tensions between the United States, Israel, and Iran continue to cause chaos for Canadians globally, affecting energy supplies, oil production and travellers trying to come home from the Middle East.
On Saturday, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened further military action against Iran in a message posted on Truth Social, saying the country could soon face additional strikes.
“Today Iran will be hit very hard!” Trump wrote, adding that some targets previously not considered could now face “complete destruction and certain death.”
Trump claimed Iran had “apologized and surrendered to its Middle East neighbors” following what he described as “relentless U.S. and Israeli attack,” while warning that further escalation remained possible.
In efforts to ease tensions, Iran’s president issued an apology to neighbouring Gulf states on Saturday for its attacks on regional countries, even as Iranian missiles and drones continued flying toward Gulf Arab states.
At the same time, he rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated demands for Iran’s surrender.
Iran Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi walked back the president’s apology, sharply criticizing the Trump administration and warning the U.S. would bear responsibility for further conflict.
“If Mr. Trump seeks escalation, it is precisely what our Powerful Armed Forces have long been prepared for, and what he will get,” Araghchi said in a statement.
Sustained pressure on oil prices could mean Canadians will pay significantly more at the grocery store by the end of this month, one expert said.
Also on Sunday, the Prime Minister's Office said Carney gathered the Incident Response Group with ministers and senior officials to discuss the ongoing war in Iran.
An investigative group says newly released video “appears to contradict” U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran was responsible for an explosion at an Iranian school.
A survey found a majority of Canadians want Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to lose his claim to the throne, while 51 per cent say the Royal Family is not relevant to them personally.
PST, the Norwegian police security service, called in additional personnel following the incident but has not changed the country's terror threat level.
Israel's military has so far killed about 200 Hezbollah militants, spokesman Nadav Shoshani said in an online briefing. Hezbollah has not published a toll for its fighters.
Canadians are returning home from the Middle East as escalating U.S.-Iran tensions disrupt travel and rattle global energy markets.
Iran's president apologized Saturday for attacks even as its missiles and drones flew toward Gulf Arab states. He also rejected Donald Trump's repeated demands for surrender.
The U.S. says it has stuck a new agreement to provide up to US$20 billion in reinsurance coverage to 'restore confidence in maritime trade' amid the Iran war.
Leavitt also said Washington was looking at potential candidates to lead Iran, a day after Trump said that the U.S. must be involved in choosing the next leader of Iran.
Canada has arranged a chartered flight departing from the UAE, which has the highest number of Canadians registered in the region, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said.
Carignan said a meeting is set for early Friday morning to discuss such a proposal among allied militaries and that a recommendation would be presented to the government.
As the Iran conflict jeopardizes global oil and gas supplies, Canada's energy and resource sector may be able to offset some of these impacts and see benefits to the economy.