(OTTAWA) Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said in a statement Wednesday that two companies, Shahed Aviation Industries and Qods Aviation Industries, are being added to Canada’s sanctions list for their ties to the Guardian Corps. Islamic Revolution (IRGC), a branch of the Iranian military.
The statement of Mr.me Joly describes the companies as essential to the regime’s ongoing activities, including its assistance to Russian forces in the invasion of Ukraine.
Canada also bans economic relations with six people described as senior officials and supporters of the regime, including a former commander-in-chief of the IRGC.
The sanctions follow Ottawa’s official invocation of rarely used immigration rules earlier this week to bar thousands of government and military officials from setting foot in Canada.
Iran has made mass arrests and started imposing harsh penalties on people involved in widespread protests after Mahsa Amini, 22, died in police custody in September after being arrested for allegedly violating the code. strict country dress for women.