Canada PM Carney says unable to rule out military role in Iran war

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In March 2026, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney stated he could not rule out Canada's military involvement in the escalating war in the Middle East, following US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Speaking in Australia, Carney noted that while participation was hypothetical, Canada would stand by its allies and defend its citizens. He expressed support for the strikes "with some regret," viewing them as a sign of a fracturing world order. Carney also revealed that Canada was not informed beforehand or asked to participate in the US-Israeli attack. He stated that the strikes appeared to be inconsistent with international law, as the US and Israel acted without consulting the UN or allies like Canada.

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Canada was not informed in advance of the US-Israeli attack on Iran.

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US-Israeli strikes on Iran were “inconsistent with international law”.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that he could not rule out his country’s military participation in the escalating war in the Middle East.

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The United States and Israel have acted without engaging the United Nations or consulting with allies, including Canada.

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Death toll in Iran surpasses 1,000 as Israel-US strikes continue

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Canadian leader also said the US-Israeli attacks on Iran appear to be ‘inconsistent with international law’.Published On 5 Mar 2026Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that he could not rule out his country’s military participation in the escalating war in the Middle East, after earlier saying that the US-Israeli strikes on Iran were “inconsistent with international law”.Speaking alongside Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra on Thursday, Carney was asked whether there was a situation in which Canada would get involved.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Death toll in Iran surpasses 1,000 as Israel-US strikes continuelist 2 of 4US will ‘rain missiles’, ‘death and destruction’ on Iran, Trump aides saylist 3 of 4Senate Republicans block war powers resolution on Iranlist 4 of 4Who is choosing Iran’s next Supreme Leader?end of list“One can never categorically rule out participation,” Carney said, noting the question was “hypothetical”.“We will stand by our allies,” he said, adding that “we will always defend Canadians”.Carney said earlier that he supported the strikes on Iran “with some regret” as they represented an extreme example of a rupturing world order.The Canadian prime minister also stressed that his country was not informed in advance of the US-Israeli attack on Iran, in his first remarks since the war was launched on Saturday.“We were not informed in advance, we were not asked to participate,” Carney told reporters travelling with him in Australia on Wednesday.“Prima facie, it appears that these actions are inconsistent with international law,” he said.“The United States and Israel have acted without engaging the United Nations or consulting with allies, including Canada,” he added, according to Australia’s SBS News, while also condemning strikes on civilians in Iran and calling for “all parties … to respect the rules of international engagement”.Whether the US and Israeli attacks on Iran had broken international law was “a judgement for others to make”, he added.

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