Kambiz Sheikh-Hassani: Ottawa

Iran Dept: In an exclusive interview, Kambiz Sheikh-Hassani blamed "outside governments and entities" for influencing a recent and sudden decision by Ottawa to force the closure of the embassy and send the Iranians back home, according to CBC. All of Canada's diplomats were also instructed to leave Iran, and embassy operations in Tehran were shut down and the ousted charge d'affaires for Iran's shuttered embassy in Ottawa told 's Peter Mansbridge his staff "have done nothing wrong," laughing off suggestions that diplomats with the Islamic republic were ordered to leave Canada because of alleged sleeper agents and claims of harassment against Iranian-Canadians. 'There is nothing whatsoever to substantiate such allegations. If they had any such evidence, they would have used it against us as the reason to close this embassy.' Kambiz Sheikh-Hassani, former charge d'affaires for Iran in Ottawa (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.