Mark Carney has backed US aggression against Iran while Pierre Poilievre openly hopes the illegal attack will lead to government collapse. In other words, dominant Canadian politicians support a genocidal ethno-supremacist state of 9 million in its bid to dominate a region of half a billion.
After nine days of Israeli attacks that have killed nearly 500 Iranians, US forces dropped 14 massive bunker buster bombs and launched 30 Tomahawks missiles against Iranian nuclear facilities. Last night’s attacks are an illegal act of aggression that also violate international law regarding targeting nuclear facilities.
This morning Mark Carney posted in support of US criminality, echoing the absurd claim that the aggression is about nuclear arms. The prime minister posted, “Iran’s nuclear programme is a grave threat to international security, and Canada has been consistently clear that Iran can never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon. While U.S. military action taken last night was designed to alleviate that threat, the situation in the Middle East remains highly volatile. Stability in the region is a priority.”
The idea that this is about an Iranian nuclear arms program is absurd. Instead, this is about Israel’s and US power to dominate the region. Israeli officials have been claiming Iran is on the cusp of acquiring nuclear weapons for three decades and in recent months both US intelligence and the International Atomic Energy Agency have said there’s no evidence of this. Additionally, it’s Donald Trump — at Benjamin Netanyahu’s urging — that ripped up the successful Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Iran nuclear agreement in 2018.
The two countries that have attacked Iran are nuclear armed states that have sought to block any effort to develop a Middle East Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone. Most countries in the region have supported a nuclear free zone, which exist elsewhere, but Israel wants to maintain its 90 nuclear weapons. (more...)
Canada supports Israel, US empire over international law
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