Canada freezes trade with Iran over nuclear program, human rights

H/T Wrath of Khan

Reuters:

OTTAWA | Thu May 30, 2013 3:06am IST

(Reuters) – Canada will freeze all remaining trade with Iran to protest the Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and its human rights record, Foreign Minister John Baird said on Wednesday.

Canada, which has had increasingly poor relations with Iran for more than a decade, had already imposed a series of trade sanctions. In 2012, bilateral trade was worth around C$135 million.

Baird said Canada was particularly concerned by the failure of the United Nations’ nuclear agency this month to persuade Iran to let it resume an investigation into suspected atomic bomb research.

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2 Replies to “Canada freezes trade with Iran over nuclear program, human rights”

  1. Now if the US would just decide to stop tip toeing around and start bombing their nuclear facilities.