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Your friend is an idiot.
Our previous Conservative Government thought this was a good idea. It was designed to put pressure on Iran regarding the nuclear deal. It was not supported universally in Canada, although our relationship with Iran has been rocky since we sheltered the American embassy staff in 1979.
Our new government has not yet re-opened the embassy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada–Iran_relations
The British re-opened their embassy in August 2015.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/23/iran-uk-relations-tehran-embassy-12-moments
So you see, your friend is so intellectually lazy that he couldn't even get the dates or the circumstances correct. Tell him to knock the chip off his shoulder and do some actual reading and critical thinking.
	
		
			
		
		
	
				
			Canada abruptly closed its embassy in Tehran and cut diplomatic relations, declaring all Iranian diplomats in Canada persona non grata, on Sept. 7, 2012.
The Conservative government justified the move by citing the failure of the Iranian government to protect diplomatic personnel, its support for Syrian President Bashar Assad, threats against Israel and Tehran’s failure to comply with United Nations resolutions on its nuclear program.
Our previous Conservative Government thought this was a good idea. It was designed to put pressure on Iran regarding the nuclear deal. It was not supported universally in Canada, although our relationship with Iran has been rocky since we sheltered the American embassy staff in 1979.
Our new government has not yet re-opened the embassy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada–Iran_relations
November 2011 After a report by the IAEA about Iran’s nuclear programme, the UK announces sanctions against the country and breaks off relations with its banks. On 27 November the Iranian parliament votes for the British ambassador to Iran to be expelled from the country. Two days later, protesters attack the UK embassy in Tehran. The UK government describes the incident, in which buildings were burned, petrol bombs and stones were thrown and the offices were ransacked, as “outrageous” and claims that the protesters have the backing of the Iranian government. The UK government orders all Iranian diplomats to leave Britain within 48 hours.
The British re-opened their embassy in August 2015.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/23/iran-uk-relations-tehran-embassy-12-moments
So you see, your friend is so intellectually lazy that he couldn't even get the dates or the circumstances correct. Tell him to knock the chip off his shoulder and do some actual reading and critical thinking.


 
						 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		
 
 
		