Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced in parliament that Ottawa will not join the ongoing United States and Israeli military actions against Iran, a statement heavily circulated by Iranian media.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced in the House of Commons on Tuesday that his government will have no involvement in the ongoing United States and Israeli military campaign against Iran. The declarations were heavily circulated across Iranian media, which consistently framed the Western military actions as an aggression and invasion.
According to the Iranian state news agency IRNA, Carney emphasized Ottawa's position of non-interference in the joint aggression by America and the Zionist regime against Iran. IRNA also noted that the Prime Minister is expected to discuss the conflict with other G7 leaders soon. The popular Iranian news aggregator Akharin Khabar widely reported the remarks, highlighting Carney's promise that Canada has no involvement in the war and will never participate in it. A similar brief was shared by Khabari Plus.
The hardline, IRGC-affiliated Fars News International provided additional context regarding the parliamentary exchange, reporting that the Prime Minister's statements were prompted by questioning from senior Canadian lawmaker Yves-François Blanchet. Blanchet reportedly criticized Carney for traveling around the world like Marco Polo and demanded that he share his definitive position on the Middle East situation with parliament.
Fars News noted that Carney had previously spoken in support of the war before making this definitive shift toward non-participation. Responding in French, Carney's remarks were translated by Iranian media as directly balancing anti-Iran rhetoric with military restraint: "Canada's position is clear. Canada supports the need to prevent Iran's nuclear program and the export of terrorism. Canada does not participate in the United States and Israel invasion and will never participate in it," according to the Fars report.
Iranian sources uniformly refer to the military action against Iran as an invasion and aggression, and refer to Israel as the Zionist regime. Fars News notably includes Canada's accusation of Iran exporting terrorism alongside their opposition to the invasion, presenting the full quote without censoring the anti-Iran sentiment within it to underscore the significance of Canada's military abstention despite ideological alignment with the US.