Canada imposes new Iran sanctions over drones for Russia, human rights

This undated photograph released by the Ukrainian military’s Strategic Communications Directorate shows the wreckage of what Kyiv has described as an Iranian Shahed drone downed near Kupiansk, Ukraine. (AP/File)
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  • It is the fifth package of sanctions Canada has implemented against Iran this year

DUBAI: Canada has imposed fresh sanctions on Iran, targeting individuals involved in alleged human rights abuses and companies it accused of supplying Russia with drones for use in Ukraine, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
It is the fifth package of sanctions Canada has implemented against Iran this year and targets six individuals and two entities, the foreign ministry said.