Trudeau Defends Timing of Labelling Iran’s IRGC a Terrorist Entity

Trudeau Defends Timing of Labelling Iran’s IRGC a Terrorist Entity
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives to talk to reporters at the Ukraine peace summit media centre at the Burgenstock Resort in Obburgen, Switzerland, on June 16, 2024. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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A day after the Canadian government designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended how long the decision took, saying it needed to be done the “right way.”

“We know that this is going to have real impacts for members of the Iranian community and Canada and potentially their families back home, which is why we needed to take our time to get this done the right way,” Mr. Trudeau told reporters on June 20.