Backgrounder: Canada imposes further sanctions against Iran

Effective immediately, Canada is imposing sanctions against Iran by listing two individuals and two entities that are part of Islamic Republic of Iran in response to Iran’s continued grave breaches of international peace and security, which result in serious international crises.

Canadian measures

The Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations impose a prohibition on dealings related to the listed individuals and entities, effectively freezing any assets they may have in Canada. Persons in Canada and Canadians outside the country are prohibited from dealing in the property of the listed individuals, and the listed individuals are also rendered inadmissible to Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.

The specific prohibitions are set out in the regulations.

The names of the individuals and entities added to the schedule of these regulations are the following:

• Major General Gholam Ali Rashid, Commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters
• Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani, Minister of Defence
• Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters
• Armed Forces General Staff of the Islamic Republic of Iran