Confronting Iran: A Nuclear Threat Demanding Global Resolve
Ottawa, ON – June 13, 2025
Attribute to Noah Shack, Interim President, Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs:
“The Iranian regime is one of the greatest threats to global peace and security. While it tortures and represses its own people, it also fuels violence around the world as a top state sponsor of terrorism. Among its many victims are 55 Canadians killed when Iran shot down a Ukrainian civilian airliner in 2020. Iranian agents continue to pose a threat within Canada, as seen in a recent Iranian plot to assassinate former Liberal Justice Minister Irwin Cotler.
“As the Government of Canada has clearly stated, Iran plays a destabilizing role in the Middle East and, along with terror proxies like Hamas and Hezbollah, poses an existential threat to Israel. Canada itself has long recognized that “Iran’s nuclear proliferation activities continue to pose a major threat to regional and international security.”
“Yesterday, the UN’s nuclear inspection agency found Iran in violation of its obligations. Iran responded by pledging to accelerate uranium enrichment. Israel’s precision strikes are aimed at Iranian nuclear sites, missile factories, and senior military officials – all to deny Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
“The international community must not allow the Iranian regime to acquire the means to threaten millions of lives in the Middle East, Europe, and ultimately here in North America. Countries like Canada that value democracy and reject terrorism must stand firmly in support of Israel’s right to defend itself, especially against the threat of a nuclear-armed Iran.”
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