Coordinated sanctions take aim at drone production.
OTTAWA - Canada is targeting Iran's defence minister as part of a new round of sanctions imposed after the country's retaliatory attack on Israel earlier this month. The sanctions affect two institutions and two military leaders, and come a week after Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said Canada would target more Iranians. Iranian Defence Minister Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani and the country's the most senior military body were both listed on the newly imposed sanctions, in co-ordination...
Abu Ubaida, a spokesman for Hamas’s paramilitary al-Qassam Brigades, on Tuesday praised the Iranian missile attack on Israel and called for “escalation” on every front of the conflict.
Members of pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel groups in Los Angeles sometimes tussled, with reports that protesters used fireworks and pepper spray. It was hours before police restored calm.
Canada announced it was sanctioning Iran's defence minister and top military command organizations while the U.S. and U.K. said they are targeting Iran's drone industry.
The country is on the defensive. While Israel has ironclad support from its allies, Tehran is vulnerable and isolatedTit-for-tat confrontation between Israel and Iran has sparked concerns about escalation dragging the Middle East into all-out war. Such a scenario remains unlikely because neither Israel nor Iran would benefit from full-on conflict. But while Israel is feeling emboldened, Iran is on the defensive.Iran’s main interest is self-preservation. It wants to protect its nuclear facilities...
Political and military leaders are still absorbing the extraordinary exchange of fire, writes James Landale.
Turkey stopped all exports and imports to and from Israel as of Thursday, according to two Turkish officials familiar with the matter.
Turkey stopped all exports and imports to and from Israel as of Thursday, according to two Turkish officials familiar with the matter.
Turkey stopped all trade with Israel as of Thursday, according to two
Turkey stopped all trade with Israel as of Thursday, according to two
Turkey stopped all trade with Israel as of Thursday, according to two