The federal government placed sanctions on seven Iranians Tuesday in its 13th package of sanctions on the Iranian regime in under a year. Canada has now sanctioned 170 Iranian individuals and 192 Iranian entities.
Abdolkarim Bani Tarafi, Iranian Army brigadier general and chairman of the Iran Aviation Industry Organization.
Fatemeh Haghshenas, chief executive officer and member of the board of directors of Imen Sanat Zaman Fara.Reza Khaki, a primary member of the board of directors of Qods Aviation Industries.Vali Arlanizadeh, member of the board of directors of Qods Aviation Industries. "Today's sanctions send a clear message to the Iranian regime that Canada will not tolerate its gross and systematic violations of human rights and its ongoing grave breach of international peace and security," Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said in the news release.
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