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Canadians have closed their embassy in Tehran
The
charge is true. I remember Robert Fisk talking about the media in
Canada refusing to print critical stories about Israel that were
featured in the Israeli media.
Racist
Canada is a lackey of Israel and Britain: Mehmanparast
Iranian
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast says the Canadian
government is following the policies of the Israeli regime and the
British government.
8
September, 2012
He
made the remarks on Friday in response to the Canadian government’s
decision to close its embassy in Tehran earlier in the day.
“The
hostile actions of the current racist Canadian government are in fact
in line with the policies that are dictated by the Zionist [Israeli
regime] and the British government,” IRNA quoted Mehmanparast as
saying.
“The
closure of the visa section of the Canadian Embassy in Tehran,
freezing the bank accounts of Iranian nationals living in Canada, and
prohibiting money transfers to Iranian students studying in that
country are among the Canadian government’s numerous hostile
measures against the Iranian nation and the Iranian community in
Canada,” the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman stated.
“The
Canadian government’s closure of its embassy in Tehran is
considered the continuation of [Prime Minister Stephen] Harper’s
anti-Iranian policies and a hasty reaction… to the successful 16th
Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Tehran,” Mehmanparast added.
Over
100 countries sent representatives to the NAM summit, which kicked
off on August 26 with a two-day expert-level meeting in the Iranian
capital, followed by a two-day foreign ministerial meeting that ended
on August 29.
Iran
assumed the rotating presidency of NAM for a three-year term on
August 30, when the two-day meeting of heads of state and government
opened with an inaugural speech by Leader of the Islamic Revolution
Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.
Coverage from Canadian media
Coverage from Canadian media
Canada
closes embassy in Iran, expels Iranian diplomats
Baird
says Iran viewed as world's 'most significant threat to global peace
and security'
CBC,
7
September, 2012
Canada
has suspended diplomatic relations with Iran and is expelling Iranian
diplomats from Canada, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced
in a statement today.
Speaking
to reporters in Russia, where he's attending the Asia-Pacific
Economic Co-Operation summit, Baird said the government is formally
listing Iran today as a state sponsor of terrorism under the Justice
for Victims of Terrorism Act.
Canada
closes Iran embassy, says Tehran 'most significant global threat'
RT
Canada
has ordered all Iranian diplomats out of the country and is closing
its embassy in Tehran. Ottawa said it was acting because of the
Islamic state's support for the Syrian government, its threats
against Israel and defiance of UN resolutions. For more on this story
RT talks to Michel Chossudovsky,
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