Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday (March 4, 2026) that U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran had been "inconsistent with international law", calling for a rapid de-escalation of the conflict.
Speaking at a gathering of the Lowy Institute think tank in Sydney, Mr. Carney said Canada welcomed steps to change Iran's form of government — which he said represented the "principal source of instability and terror" in West Asia.
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But, he said, the action "would appear, prima facie, not to be consistent or to be inconsistent with international law".
"It's a judgement for others to make," he added.
