On Feb. 28, the United States and Israel launched a joint strike campaign against Iran. These airstrikes killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, along with several other senior regime figures. Shortly after, the country retaliated with its own missile attacks on Israel and other locations in the Persian Gulf, including U.S. military bases. More than 1,200 people have been killed in Iran so far, along with over 100 in Lebanon and more across the region. The U.S.-Israel strikes have also destroyed warships and ballistic missile sites in Iran.

Canadian prime minister Mark Carney and foreign minister Anita Anand put out an initial statement pledging their support for Israel’s right to defend itself and for the U.S.’s actions to prevent Iran from “obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security.” Carney later said that he took this stance........

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