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| Iran 'expels Canadian ambassador' | Iran 'expels Canadian ambassador' |
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| Iran has expelled Canada's ambassador, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier has said in a statement. | Iran has expelled Canada's ambassador, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier has said in a statement. |
| "Canada regrets the decision of the government of Iran to order our ambassador to leave Tehran, which is entirely unjustifiable," he said. | "Canada regrets the decision of the government of Iran to order our ambassador to leave Tehran, which is entirely unjustifiable," he said. |
| He said the move came after Ottawa failed to approve Iran's proposed diplomatic representation to Canada. | He said the move came after Ottawa failed to approve Iran's proposed diplomatic representation to Canada. |
| He said the Canadian embassy in Iran would be headed by Canada's charge d'affaires for the time being. | He said the Canadian embassy in Iran would be headed by Canada's charge d'affaires for the time being. |
| "As always, Canada remains prepared to receive an Iranian ambassador provided a suitable candidate is presented," Mr Bernier said. | |
| Relations between the two countries have been strained since a Canadian-Iranian journalist died in police custody in Iran in 2003. | |
| In November, the UN passed a Canadian-sponsored resolution condemning Iran's "systematic violations of human rights". |