Blundering Canadian Officials 'Gave Millions to Son of Iranian VP'
- On Wednesday, Global News reported that the Canadian government awarded over $2 million in contracts to Mohammad Reza Ghafouri Fard while he faced investigation for suspected ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps .
- A declassified Canadian Security Intelligence Service report revealed Fard, operating under alias Sal Ghafouri while living in Edmonton, was involved in researching Iranian military technologies designed to "confront American aircraft."
- The CSIS report alleged Fard participated in a "covert procurement structure" benefiting the IRGC and traveled to Iran in 2015 to meet Security Ministry and Intelligence officials regarding his Canadian employment.
- Investigators noted Fard received the contracts while participating in an official Canadian trade mission to Latin America, with funds reportedly intended to help him "propose legislation" to the Canadian government.
- Ongoing investigations into Fard's suspected ties to the IRGC continue as declassified documents highlight broader concerns regarding Iran's attempts to evade international sanctions through procurement activities.
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Report: Canada Gave Millions in Contracts to Son of Iran’s Former VP
Global News reported on Wednesday that the Canadian government awarded over $2 million in contracts, including law enforcement and defense contracts, to Mohammad Reza Ghafouri Fard, an Iranian immigrant linked to the terrorist Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). He is also the son of former Iranian vice president Hassan Ghafouri Fard.
Mohammad Reza Ghafoori Fard, 45, son of the regime's former vice president, Hassan Ghafoori Fard, is at the center of an investigation into his ties to the Revolutionary Guards and Iran's missile system.
Son of Iran's former vice president received over $2 million in Canadian gov't contracts
The report cited the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), which claimed that the man “admitted to active participation in procurement activities that benefited the Iranian military."
Maybe Canada Should Stop Hiring Sons of Former Iranian VPs
Edmonton awarded large contracts to Mohammad Reza Ghafouri Fard, son of Iran’s former vice-president and a man CSIS alleges helped Iran’s military and the IRGC evade sanctions, who was targeted for deportation. The CBSA abandoned its deportation proceedings. Yet the Liberal government’s own immigration department still says he “may be a threat to Canada’s security.” […] The post Maybe Canada Should Stop Hiring Sons of Former Iranian VPs appeared…
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