Canada keeping close eye on Iranian embassy recruitment allegations: John Baird
July 13, 2012 § Leave a Comment
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said on Friday his department is keeping a close eye on the Iranian embassy amid reports Iran is using its mission to recruit Iranian-Canadians to serve Tehran.
Speaking out for the first time since news emerged of an alleged mobilization scheme outlined by Iran’s cultural counselor in a Farsi-language interview, Mr. Baird said his department will “watch very closely” and that Ottawa takes the counselor’s statements “tremendously seriously.”
