Canada closes Iran embassy, expels diplomats

Canada closes Iran embassy, expels diplomats

PanARMENIAN.Net - Canada has closed its embassy in Iran and will expel all remaining Iranian diplomats in Canada within five days, Foreign Minister John Baird said on Friday, September 7, according to Reuters.

Baird said in a statement that the Iranian government was "the most significant threat to global peace and security in the world today." He cited Iran's nuclear program and Iranian military assistance to Syria.

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