Canada closes Iranian embassy and kicks out diplomats

Canada is closing its embassy in Iran and expelling the remaining Iranian diplomats in Canada, Foreign Minister John Baird has said in a statement.

Canada is closing its embassy in Iran and expelling the remaining Iranian diplomats in Canada, Foreign Minister John Baird has said in a statement.

The Canadian government cited Iran’s support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and failure to comply with UN inspectors as the reason for the move.

Mr Baird also said that Iran had engaged in “racist anti-Semitic rhetoric and incitement to genocide”.

Iranian diplomats have been given five days to leave Canada.