(Ottawa) The Government of Canada is adding individuals and companies to its Iran sanctions list after it faced heavy criticism at an Iranian Diaspora event last weekend in Toronto .
The new sanctions apply to eight people, as well as a company that manufactures armored vehicles and a cybersecurity training institute.
Tehran’s commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a branch of Iran’s military, is on the list, as are officials involved in the use of drones and ballistic missiles in areas of Iran populated by groups. minority.
Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said “it is time to end the cycle of violence and forge a new path based on peace, security and stability” in Iran.
The sanctions follow criticism at a large rally called the Tirgan Festival at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Several speakers called on the Government of Canada to list the entire Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization.