Canada condemns Iran's regional actions and says it has announced targeted sanctions

In her address, Minister Anita Anon called Iran "the principal threat to peace and security in its region" and said "it must never acquire a nuclear weapon." She condemned Iran's threats to navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and signaled that Canada is using targeted sanctions announced earlier in the week to confront the Iranian regime's behavior.

Anon said Canada will again lead a resolution in the General Assembly on human rights in Iran, framing the vote as a defense of Iranian civil society and human-rights defenders. She also said Canada will work with Gulf and European partners to condemn Iran's attacks in the region.

The minister did not provide the specific measures or the legal instruments for the targeted sanctions in this speech; those details were described as having been announced earlier in the week.