Now more than ever, Canada needs to resume diplomatic ties with Iran GlobeDebate
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Dennis Horak was Canada’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia and head of mission in Iran from 2009-2012.
Canada’s relations with Iran had been fraught from the earliest days of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, given Canada’s role in facilitating the escape of six U.S. diplomats during the hostage crisis. It was an episode that hung over the bilateral relationship for decades – with more than one Iranian official berating me during my time in Iran for helping those “American spies.”
It wasn’t an easy decision, but it was a necessary one. We knew that Canada’s ability to provide consular services would suffer. Italy stepped up as our protecting power in-country and management of consular services was transferred to the Canadian embassy in Ankara. In normal circumstances, it was a manageable, if inadequate and inconvenient, arrangement.
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