\u201cWe remain committed to advancing dialogue, lowering tensions, and ensuring the free flow of commerce that underpins global economic security.\u201d<\/p>\n
Canada has said repeatedly it wasn\u2019t consulted on the war and has no intention of joining it. Anand has called for diplomatic off-ramps to end a conflict which has caused global fuel prices to spike.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney endorsed a statement by allies \u2014 after it was released \u2014 expressing a willingness to contribute to efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has blockaded.<\/p>\n
Defence Minister David McGuinty added that Canada is \u201cconsidering\u201d helping Iran\u2019s neighbours defend themselves if they seek assistance from the NATO alliance.<\/p>\n
The Conservatives accuse the federal government of flip-flopping on Iran. Carney initially said he supported the U.S. bombing campaign before later adding that his support came \u201cwith regret\u201d as the strikes likely violate international law.<\/p>\n
The government insists it has maintained a consistent policy.<\/p>\n
\u201cCanada will work with partners to support international stability,\u201d Tomasi wrote.<\/p>\n
She added that Ottawa is seeking \u201can immediate comprehensive moratorium on all attacks on civilian infrastructure, including oil and gas installations,\u201d in reference to the statement Ottawa joined Thursday.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Anand also wrote on social media that \u201cCanada is appalled by the Iranian government\u2019s execution of a Swedish citizen in Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Friday, she wrote that \u201cCanada condemns in the strongest terms Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting energy facilities across the Gulf region,\u201d including a strike on a major liquefied natural gas complex in Qatar. <\/p>\n
Anand said before the war that Canada will not restore diplomatic relations with Iran until \u201cregime change\u201d occurs. The Harper government cut diplomatic ties in 2012.<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 20, 2026.<\/p>\n
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cWe remain committed to advancing dialogue, lowering tensions, and ensuring the free flow of commerce that underpins global…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":549686,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194295],"tags":[49,48,20739],"class_list":["post-549685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ottawa","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-ottawa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=549685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549685\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/549686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=549685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=549685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=549685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}