Tehran Condemns Canada’s Sanctions Against Iranian Officials as ‘Baseless’, ‘Meddlesome’
Tehran on Friday condemned Canada’s sanctions on Iranian officials as “baseless”, “meddlesome”, and devoid of legal or moral legitimacy.
Director General of Human Rights at Iran’s Foreign Ministry Forouzandeh Vadiati said in a statement the sanctions reflect the “arrogant mindset” of Canadian decision-makers.She added Ottawa’s action was taken “under the pretext of unfounded claims” and described it as a clear case of interference in Iran’s internal affairs.Ottawa has “no legal or moral basis” to raise human rights accusations against Iran, she said, adding that Canada is a country with a record of “systematic suppression of the human rights of indigenous peoples".She said that Canada also has a “long history of complicity with the genocidal Israeli regime in the massacre of the Palestinian people and aggression against other countries in the region.”“Such a government has no legitimacy to make deceitful human rights claims against the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the diplomat added.
Canada’s Foreign Minister Anita Anand announced on Monday that Ottawa had imposed sanctions on four senior Iranian officials, accusing them of involvement in “gross and systematic human rights violations".The sanctioned individuals were named as Mohsen Karimi, Ahmad Kadem Seyedoshohada, Mustafa Mohebbi, and Hassan Akharian.Canada broke off diplomatic ties with Iran and closed its Tehran embassy in a surprise move in 2012, citing Tehran’s nuclear file, Iran’s support for former Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s government, and "threats" to the Israeli regime.
Vadiati also criticized Canada’s broader policies toward Iran, including the unilateral severance of diplomatic relations and the denial of consular services to Iranian nationals living in Canada.She described these measures as “a blatant violation of human rights.”“Canada’s unilateral sanctions against Iran target the economic, social, and cultural rights of the Iranian people,” Vadiati stated.The Canadian government “must be held accountable for the negative consequences of its actions, which in some cases amount to crimes against humanity, she continued.The Iranian diplomat urged Canadian authorities to abandon politicization and evasion, and instead focus on addressing human rights abuses inside their country, including the “torture and mass killings of indigenous children”, and to halt actions that violate the rights of other nations.
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