Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly today announced that Canada is imposing new sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations, Ednews reports citing Mirage.
This is the 13th package of sanctions imposed by Canada against the Iranian regime since October 2022. It builds on Canada's efforts to align with designations announced by the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Today's sanctions list 7 individuals involved in activities that gravely threaten international peace and security or that constitute gross and systemic violations of human rights in Iran. These include a former commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy and Strategic Centre and other senior Iranian officials involved in entities that supply materials to Iran's repressive national Law Enforcement Command. The sanctions also target individuals who occupy senior positions in state-directed firms that produce lethal combat drones used by Iran's armed forces to destabilize the region or that are exported to Russia for use in its illegal war against Ukraine.