US EditionCanadian PM Carney says US and Israel’s strikes on Iran mark ‘failure of the international order’
Canadian PM Mark Carney called the strikes inconsistent with international law and urged rapid de-escalation while supporting changes to Iran's government.
- On Wednesday, Mark Carney said US-Israeli strikes on Iran appear inconsistent with international law and Canada called for rapid de-escalation, offering to assist in that effort.
- During an official trip to Sydney, Carney's Asia‑Pacific tour aims to attract investment and reduce reliance on the United States, remarks came at a Sydney event.
- At the Lowy Institute, Carney said Canada welcomed steps to change Iran's government and described Iran as a principal source of instability and terror.
- Describing the conflict, Carney said the US-Israeli strikes on Iran violate international law and reflect the failure of the international order.
- Hedging his legal claims, the Canadian prime minister said 'It's a judgement for others to make,' and reaffirmed that international law binds all belligerents.
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After initially supporting the US attacks on Iran, the Canadian Prime Minister now states that they are "not in accordance with international law."
Carney says Israeli-U.S. strikes on Iran 'inconsistent with international law'
Read: 2 min Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday that U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran had been “inconsistent with international law,” calling for a rapid de-escalation of the conflict. Speaking at a gathering of the Lowy Institute think tank in Sydney, Carney said Canada welcomed steps to change Iran’s form of government — which he said represented the “principal source of instability and terror” in the Middle East. But, he said, the action “w…
The Canadian premier stated that military actions “seem incompatible with international law,” regretted that his allies were not consulted and called for a rapid de-escalation
Israel suddenly remembers what international law is now they're the ones being bombed
In a strange turn of events, it seems Israel has realised that international law does, in fact, exist. BREAKING: There is growing suspicion that Iran used cluster munitions in their attacks against Israel. A clear war crime. pic.twitter.com/TbXOMkzVpp — Eyal Yakoby (@EYakoby) March 1, 2026 Technically, the 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) prohibits the use, production, stockpiling or transfer of cluster munitions and requires states t…
The Canadian Prime Minister implores "all parties, including the United States and Israel," to abide by the rules.
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