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A diaspora caught between Ottawa’s Iran policy and Iran’s street protests

  • If Canada wants an Iran policy with substance, it also means avoiding the demonization of the country and resisting the urge to paint its
Opinion | BY SASAN ISSARI | February 25, 2026
After the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini, and the rise of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, Canada expanded sanctions and imposed travel bans on Iranian officials, which matter politically but also show the limits of Canada’s approach, writes Sasan Issari. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A diaspora caught between Ottawa’s Iran policy and Iran’s street protests

Opinion | BY SASAN ISSARI | February 25, 2026
  • If Canada wants an Iran policy with substance, it also means avoiding the demonization of the country and resisting the urge to paint its

A diaspora caught between Ottawa’s Iran policy and Iran’s street protests

Opinion | BY SASAN ISSARI | February 25, 2026
  • If Canada wants an Iran policy with substance, it also means avoiding the demonization of the country and resisting the urge to paint its
After the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini, and the rise of the Woman, Life, Freedom movement, Canada expanded sanctions and imposed travel bans on Iranian officials, which matter politically but also show the limits of Canada’s approach, writes Sasan Issari. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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