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Canada Sanctions Five Iranian Officials over Blockade of Strait of Hormuz
Canada froze assets and barred dealings with five Iranian officials after a blockade that left about 1,500 vessels stranded in the Persian Gulf, officials said.
- On Friday, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announced new sanctions against five Iranian officials for their roles in the Strait of Hormuz blockade, which Canada states "undermine international peace, security and stability."
- Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz following joint U.S. and Israeli strikes on February 28, disrupting a critical waterway essential to global trade and energy security.
- The International Energy Agency projects a global oil supply decline of 4.3 million barrels per day this year, while about 1,500 vessels remained stranded in the Persian Gulf as of August 6.
- Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told reporters earlier this week that the United States Navy would maintain a blockade, stating, "Indefinitely, the United States Navy can maintain a blockade."
- Attempts to finalize a tentative peace deal brokered in June remain out of reach, while President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized allies like Britain, saying the relationship is "not like it used to be.
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Foreign Minister Anita Anand announced on Friday new sanctions against five Iranian officials for violating "international peace, security and stability" by imposing a blockade in the Strait of Ormuz.
·Montreal, Canada
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Canada sanctions five Iranian officials over blockade of Strait of Hormuz
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announced new sanctions today on five Iranian officials for undermining "international peace, security and stability" with the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
·Toronto, Canada
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