Iran sanctions Canadian officials and one institution

Eight Canadian officials and one institution were sanctioned by Iran, Report informs, citing Iranian media.

The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs named the sanctioned individuals as Canada's Minister of Public Safety, Marco Mendicino; Minister of National Defense, Anita Anand; Chief Justice, Richard Wagner; Chief of the Defense Staff, Wayne Eyre; Commander of the Royal Air Force, Eric Kenny; Navy Commander, Angus Topshee; Commissioner of the Royal Mounted Police, Brenda Lucki; and Judge David Brown, who has ordered seizure of Iranian assets in Canada.

The ministry's statement says that the sanctions were imposed for encouraging terrorist and violent activities against the Iranian people, disseminating misinformation about the Islamic Republic, and contributing to enforcement of sanctions on Iran.