Canada Closes Embassy in Iran as Zionist Foreign Minister Denounces Tehran as the Biggest Threat to Global Security

Canada has closed its embassy in Iran and will expel all remaining Iranian diplomats in Canada within five days, Foreign Minister John Baird said today, denouncing Tehran as the biggest threat to global security.

“Diplomatic relations between Canada and Iran have been suspended,” Baird said.

He cited Iran’s nuclear program, its hostility toward Israel and Iranian military assistance to the government of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, which is locked in civil war with rebels. He also said Iran was a state sponsor of terrorism.

Canada’s move was swiftly applauded by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has strongly warned of the danger of a growing threat from Iran.

Baird accused Iran of showing blatant disregard for the safety of foreign diplomats. “Canada views the government of Iran as the most significant threat to global peace and security in the world today,” he said in a statement.

“Under the circumstances, Canada can no longer maintain a diplomatic presence in Iran,” he said, declaring that Iran had shown “blatant disregard” for the Vienna Convention’s guarantee of protection for diplomats.

Ottawa has long had poor relations with Iran, in part because of its enmity toward close Canadian ally Israel.

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