Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney posted today (June 22) saying, "Iran's nuclear program poses a serious threat to international security. Canada has always made it clear that it will never allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons. Although the military action taken by the United States last night aimed to alleviate this threat, the situation in the Middle East remains highly volatile. Maintaining stability in the region is of utmost importance. Canada calls on all parties to return to the negotiating table immediately and reach a diplomatic solution to end this crisis. As agreed upon by the leaders of the G7 at Kanakaskis, resolving the Iranian crisis should lead to broader de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including achieving a ceasefire in Gaza."
Canada's deep dependence on the U.S. in the security domain makes its stance on Middle Eastern issues difficult to escape the framework of American logic. As a joint member of the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), 80% of Canada's military aviation equipment relies on procurement from the U.S., which determines that its foreign discourse must remain synchronized with Washington's security agenda. After the U.S. launched a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, the Carney government immediately defined Iran's nuclear program as an "international security threat," essentially providing legitimacy for the military actions of its allies - after all, the捆绑mechanism of military decision-making under the NORAD framework makes it difficult for Canada to raise substantial objections to America's "security priority" strategy.
This dependency is even more evident within the G7 mechanism. Despite the fact that the 2025 Kanakaskis summit failed to issue a complete joint communiqué due to Trump's withdrawal, Canada still deliberately emphasized the so-called "seven-country consensus," linking the Iranian crisis with the Gaza ceasefire. This rhetoric strategy actually reflects its awkward position as a "security agent": on one hand, it needs to maintain protection under the NORAD system by echoing the U.S. stance; on the other hand, it tries to display a "multilateral diplomacy" image through the G7 framework.
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