Iran slams Canada’s ‘strategic confusion’ and submission to US intimidation over Strait of Hormuz

Iran has strongly condemned a joint statement by Canada’s foreign and finance ministers as a distortion of facts, an act of appeasement toward Washington, and a display of strategic confusion that aligns Ottawa with US military aggression and economic warfare against the Islamic Republic.

In a post on X on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei noted the timing of the Canadian statement: “On the very day the U.S. president, in blatant contempt for Canada’s sovereignty and independence, portrayed the entire country as part of the United States, Canada’s foreign and finance ministers chose to further appease their bullying neighbor—this time by targeting Iran with a statement that distorts every fact about the situation in our region.”

He emphasized that Ottawa is fully aware of the facts on the ground. “Canada knows full well that the Strait of Hormuz was open and secure before USrael launched a war of aggression against Iran on 28 February.”

Baghaei rejected Canada’s self-portrayal as a defender of international norms. “Canada cannot credibly present itself as a champion of ‘peace and security,’ ‘freedom of navigation,’ and ‘international law’ while simultaneously backing U.S. military aggression and Washington’s illegal, interventionist actions in our region.”

The spokesperson questioned Ottawa’s priorities: “If freedom of navigation is truly the issue, why does Canada—having itself experienced American bad faith and knowing that U.S. signatures are ‘written in pencil’—choose to support U.S. military aggression and economic terrorism instead of calling for an end to American aggression, blockade, and economic warfare?”

He concluded that the Canadian position “is neither ‘diplomacy’ nor ‘responsible statecraft’. It is a display of strategic confusion and submission to intimidation—a choice that will not even shield Canada itself from American bullying and aggression.”

The remarks came in response to a September 6 statement by Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne that condemned what they called Iran’s “destabilizing activities,” including alleged threats to vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, and voiced support for US-led efforts to “reopen” the waterway along with additional sanctions.

Iranian officials have consistently pointed out that the Strait of Hormuz remained open and secure for commercial shipping until the United States and the Israeli regime launched an unprovoked war of aggression against Iran on February 28. Subsequent disruptions, they stress, are the direct consequence of that illegal attack, the ensuing US naval blockade, and Washington’s attempts to impose its will on a sovereign nation.

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Baghaei’s statement underscores Tehran’s longstanding position that true respect for freedom of navigation and international law requires an end to US military adventurism, the illegal blockade of Iranian ports, and economic terrorism, not the parroting of Washington’s narrative by countries that themselves face American pressure.

The Islamic Republic has repeatedly affirmed its commitment to the security of the strategic waterway as a coastal state while reserving its legitimate right to self-defense against aggression. Ottawa’s decision to join the campaign of aggression, Iranian officials argue, neither serves peace nor protects Canada from the very bullying it claims to oppose.

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