Ottawa Has Boosted Monitoring of Iran’s Threats to Diaspora in Canada, Official Says

Ottawa Has Boosted Monitoring of Iran’s Threats to Diaspora in Canada, Official Says
Sebastien Aubertin-Giguere appears as a witness at the Foreign Interference Commission in Ottawa on Oct. 8, 2024. The Canadian Press/Spencer Colby
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A senior executive with Public Safety Canada says federal officials have ramped up their monitoring of Tehran’s threats against members of the Iranian diaspora in Canada.

Sébastien Aubertin-Giguère, who oversees Canada’s response to foreign interference, says Iran and other countries have intensified their pressure tactics targeting their critics abroad.