Justin Trudeau denounces Iran’s aggression against Israel

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has stated that Canada strongly condemns Iran’s attacks on Israel, as tensions between the two countries continue to rise, increasing the risk of a broader conflict in the Middle East.

Trudeau said this after Iran’s government-controlled media said Iran shot big missiles at Israel on Saturday. This was Iran’s first direct military attack on Israel.

Once again, these attacks show that the Iranian government does not care about peace and stability in the region. “We believe Israel has the right to protect itself and its people from these attacks,” Trudeau said at a dinner for the press at Parliament.

He said he’s getting regular updates from important people in charge of national security and intelligence.

Israel said that Iran had shot over 100 drones carrying bombs towards them.

US officials, who didn’t want to say their names, said they stopped some of the missiles that were on the way.

Israel stopped all planes from flying on Saturday because they thought Iran might attack. On Sunday morning, loud noises and warning sirens were heard all over the country.

The Israeli military’s spokesperson, Rear Adm Daniel Hagari, said that Iran launched many drones, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles. Most of them were stopped before reaching Israel’s borders. He said that warplanes stopped more than 10 cruise missiles, even outside of Israel’s airspace.

He said only a few were able to arrive in Israel.

Tensions between the two countries got worse after an airstrike, thought to be from Israel, destroyed Iran’s consulate in Syria and killed two Iranian generals. Tehran promised to get back at someone.

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly said on Friday that it’s better for Canadians to not travel to Israel because it’s not safe right now.

She said Canadians in Israel should go home by regular airplanes.

Pierre Poilievre, who is against the government, said on Saturday that Canada needs to work with other countries to make Iran take responsibility for their actions.

“The Canadian government needs to quickly make a law to stop the IRGC, a terrorist group controlled by Tehran. This will keep our people safe and prevent the regime from using our country for fundraising, planning, and organizing,” he wrote in a statement.


The government has been asked to call the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which is part of Iran’s military, a terrorist group.

NDP politician Heather McPherson, who is her party’s spokesperson for foreign affairs, said Canadians are concerned about the impact of a war in the region.

“Negotiation is the only way to solve this. ” Canada and other countries need to make the situation better now,” she wrote on X, which used to be called Twitter.

Many countries are criticizing Iran for their actions, and the United Nations leader is asking for the fighting to stop right away.

The ambassador from Israel to Canada said thank you to Trudeau and Joly for their kind words of support.

Israel will keep protecting itself from attacks by Iran and its allies in the area. Iran is trying to cause problems in the area and we are grateful for our friends’ help during these events,” said Iddo Moed in a statement.

Air Canada said they won’t fly to Tel Aviv on Saturday. The airline flies back and forth between Toronto and Tel Aviv four times a week without any stops. The next one will happen on Monday.

“We have a new flexible policy for customers who need to change their booking. We will keep an eye on the situation to make sure everything is okay. ” The spokesperson said they will change our schedule to fit the region’s needs.