Canada has imposed a fifth package of sanctions against Iran this year in response to Tehran's "ongoing gross and systematic” human rights violations and actions to “destabilize peace and security." The Foreign Ministry said on November 16 that six individuals and two entities were added to the list. The sanctions target senior officials, “prominent regime supporters” and entities that have participated in “gross and systematic human rights violations" in Iran, it said. The two new entities sanctioned are considered "key" to activities aimed at destabilizing international security, including selling weapons and providing military personnel to train and assist Russian forces on the use of Iranian weapons." For the statement from the Canadian government, click here.
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