本帖最后由 华荣 于 2012-9-8 19:09 编辑
Here are some answers from CBC:
Questions about Israel, U.S. attack
Later on Friday, Baird formally listed Iran as a state sponsor of terrorism under the Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act. That will theoretically allow Canadians affected by terrorism supported by the Iranian regime to sue.
Canada and Iran Canada’s relations with Iran have been on shaky ground since the 1979 Islamic Revolution:1980: Canadian embassy closed for eight years after Canadians spirit U.S. diplomats out of Tehran during the post-revolution hostage crisis.1996: Two countries cap a gradual return to normal diplomatic relations with an exchange of ambassadors.2003: Relationship chills after Zahra Kazemi, a freelance photographer with dual Canadian-Iranian citizenship, is killed in custody in Iran, in what Canada describes as a state-sanctioned murder. Canada recalls its ambassador.2012: After months of increasingly tough talk from Ottawa, Canada suspends all relations, citing several factors including treatment of foreign diplomats, Iran's support for Syria and its threats against Israel.
- The Canadian Press and CBC News
Asked about reports that staff were cleared out of Iran due to an impending strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities by Israeli and U.S. forces, Baird would only say he knew of “no actions to be taken by another state.”Canada is a strong supporter of Israel and also a fierce critic of Iran, which raises the prospect that the mission could be targeted by reprisals in the event of any actions taken against Iran.Nader Hashemi, a Canadian political scientist who is director of the Centre of Middle East Studies at the University of Denver, said Ottawa's actions could be traced to an event held in Iran a week ago: a meeting of non-aligned states."There was a lot of political lobbying by Israel and the U.S. for many of the countries not to attend but just about all of them did," Hashemi said in a Saturday interview on CBC News Network."I suspect someone from the government of Israel called the Harper government to say 'Look, we need some backup here.'"
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