Canada to ban Iran's IRGC leaders from entry, expand sanctions


Reuters | Ottawa | Updated: 08-10-2022 00:29 IST | Created: 08-10-2022 00:19 IST
Canada to ban Iran's IRGC leaders from entry, expand sanctions
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Canada on Friday increased pressure on Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards Corp, saying it would ban half of its leaders from entering the country and promising stepped-up sanctions.

"The IRGC is a terrorist organization," Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said at a news conference.

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