Iran Labels Royal Canadian Navy a Terrorist Organization in Retaliatory Move

Workers are seen on a lift beside a Royal Canadian Navy Joint Support vessel before a launch ceremony at Seaspan Shipyards, in North Vancouver, B.C., on Dec. 13, 2024. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press

The Iranian government ​​has listed Canada’s navy as a terrorist organization in a tit-for-tat response to Ottawa’s 2024 inclusion of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on its list of extremist groups.

A statement from the Iranian foreign ministry said the decision was made in response to Ottawa’s classification of the IRGC as a terrorist organization last summer, saying Canada’s move was “in contravention of the fundamental principles of international law.”