Opinion: Now more than ever, Canada needs to resume diplomatic ties with Iran

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Dennis Horak was Canada’s ambassador to Saudi Arabia and head of mission in Iran from 2009-2012.

Canada’s relations with Iran had been fraught from the earliest days of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, given Canada’s role in facilitating the escape of six U.S. diplomats during the hostage crisis. It was an episode that hung over the bilateral relationship for decades – with more than one Iranian official berating me during my time in Iran for helping those “American spies.”

It wasn’t an easy decision, but it was a necessary one. We knew that Canada’s ability to provide consular services would suffer. Italy stepped up as our protecting power in-country and management of consular services was transferred to the Canadian embassy in Ankara. In normal circumstances, it was a manageable, if inadequate and inconvenient, arrangement.

GlobeDebate Don't we already have very close ties with Iran thru MajidJowhari

GlobeDebate Trump successfully eliminated a Iran terrorist general. and impose new sanction. There has been no report of terrorist attack on US's assets and personal by Iran expect the 15 millions dollars missile that did little damages. Use of force is more effective than diplomatic ties

GlobeDebate According to Public Safety Canada, the Quds force is a terrorist entity. Iran is a serial abuser of women & gays. Here is a gay pride parade in Iran. Iran just killed 1500 of its own citizens in protest. Canada's diplomats have never met a terrorist group they did not like.

GlobeDebate Oh please....

GlobeDebate TrumpIsTheTerrorist

GlobeDebate STFU

GlobeDebate The naivete

GlobeDebate Trudeau is already on top of that!

GlobeDebate As long as the Iranian regime is a terrorist organization it should not happen

GlobeDebate Iran will do and say what it wants whether there are diplomatic ties or not.

GlobeDebate Ah... No!

GlobeDebate No thanks.

GlobeDebate In An Unmanageable Place For Both Sides At The moment As They Try To Deescalate

GlobeDebate When they become a secular state. Not before.

GlobeDebate Most likely JustinTrudeau will apologize to Iran

GlobeDebate They shot down a plane full of innocent people... almost 1/2 Canadians and you want to break bread. 🤦‍♂️ just in case you missed this:

GlobeDebate Did you call out Harper on this?

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GlobeDebate The west will never solve the Middle East, let’s just let them sort their issues out among themselves, once the dust settles we can then decide if we want to deal with the winner.

GlobeDebate It makes sense if the launch was a 'bavure'. Both nations then lost people while Trump was playing chicken.

GlobeDebate Didn’t they kill our photojournalist a few years back? Prob shot down a plane of civilians recently. They must change. We can’t bomb much, but we can wait a few hundred more years for Iran to improve.

GlobeDebate Our PM's family are way ahead of the game...

GlobeDebate Kind of reactive, aren't you? Once again, the once great Globe is reduced to National Enquirer status by stupidity like that. The people of Iran deserve freedom from theocracy, like 35 yrs ago.

GlobeDebate You don’t resume diplomatic relations with Iran because they blew up 63 of your citizens. This would be a moronic precedent.

GlobeDebate WTF are you talking about? Iran just shot down a civilian plane and you want to talk about being pals? No apology? No admittance? No offer of help to the families? Maybe we should send Iran flowers and ask them to take Canada to the prom.

GlobeDebate No.

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