Canada Sanctions Iran Defence Minister, Others After Missile Attack on Israel

Canada Sanctions Iran Defence Minister, Others After Missile Attack on Israel
Iranian Defence Minister Gen. Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani speaks during a press conference in Tehran, Iran, on March 6, 2023. The Canadian Press/AP-Vahid Salemi
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Canada is targeting Iran’s defence minister as part of a new round of sanctions imposed after the country’s retaliatory attack on Israel earlier this month.

The sanctions affect two institutions and two military leaders, and come a week after Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Canada would target more Iranians.