Canada: Tehran

Fars Dept: Iranian news agency Fars reported Saturday that the country s parliamentary speaker had cancelled a planned visit to Canada to protest the new policy, according to CTV. Canada shuttered its embassy in Tehran on Friday, after accusing Iran of being the most significant threat to world peace and iranian officials have cancelled a planned visit to Canada to protest the Canadian government s decision to sever diplomatic ties with Iran by closing the embassy in Tehran. Ali Larijani s decision not to attend a late October meeting of parliamentarians from different countries was intended to be a statement against the shutdown, Fars said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.