Mark Carney’s visit to Australia has been significantly impacted by the escalating conflict in the Middle East, particularly following the US-Israeli strike that killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. During discussions with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Carney noted that while Canada might consider involvement in conflicts related to Iran, this remains a hypothetical scenario. He emphasized Canada’s determination to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, highlighting that this stance reflects broader concerns over regional and global stability. Furthermore, Carney called on middle powers like Canada and Australia to collaborate in redefining international governance, especially as tensions with Iran present significant challenges to global security.
vovap_vovap on
Well, that pretty interesting, one would say he is looking to close the gap with US this way when US need political support.
Horror-Breakfast-113 on
Why ?
AlpineDrifter on
Sure he can. Canada has underinvested in its military for so long they have nothing to offer. The F-18s are so old, the wings will probably tear off if you hang bombs on them.
OceanPoet87 on
It’s really like, they don’t plan on getting involved but throw in something supportive to get back to DC.
Quantum168 on
Very, very disappointed to hear Prime Minister Carney and Prime Minister Albanese position on Iran.
Iran took out the US miltary bases and CIA headquarters in the wider Gulf countries. The strikes were very targeted.
When I listened to Prime Minister Carney’s DAVOS speech, I thought he was one of the few world leaders alive with brains and balls. But, **I don’t agree with their misinformed understanding of the Middle East.**
Why did **both** Prime Minister Albanese and Prime Minister Carney omit in their joint press conference that Australia and Canada are part of the **Commonwealth**? Our head of state is King Charles III. We’re not part of the United State of Israel.
Israel is not a formal military ally to Australia, Canada or the USA.
The US/Israel invasion of Iran is illegal under both US and international law (Charter of the United Nations). President Trump requires a mandate from the US Congress for war and he did not obtain one.
BlueEmma25 on
This is a complete nothingburger:
>> At a joint news conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Carney was asked if he could definitively say Canada would not get involved militarily in the conflict in the Middle East.
>> “One can never categorically rule out participation,” Carney replied. “We will stand by our allies when it makes sense.”
Carney was asked a hypothetical question that invited him to take an absolute position – that he he could *definitively* say Canada would not get involved militarily in the conflict in the Middle East – and gave an appropriately measured and non committal response. That’s it.
Also, to the extent that any military response is being considered even hypothetically, it is almost certainly in the context of supporting NATO allies that might come under attack, not in direct participation in the American-Israeli campaign which, everything else aside, would be political suicide.
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Mark Carney’s visit to Australia has been significantly impacted by the escalating conflict in the Middle East, particularly following the US-Israeli strike that killed Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. During discussions with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Carney noted that while Canada might consider involvement in conflicts related to Iran, this remains a hypothetical scenario. He emphasized Canada’s determination to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, highlighting that this stance reflects broader concerns over regional and global stability. Furthermore, Carney called on middle powers like Canada and Australia to collaborate in redefining international governance, especially as tensions with Iran present significant challenges to global security.
Well, that pretty interesting, one would say he is looking to close the gap with US this way when US need political support.
Why ?
Sure he can. Canada has underinvested in its military for so long they have nothing to offer. The F-18s are so old, the wings will probably tear off if you hang bombs on them.
It’s really like, they don’t plan on getting involved but throw in something supportive to get back to DC.
Very, very disappointed to hear Prime Minister Carney and Prime Minister Albanese position on Iran.
Iran took out the US miltary bases and CIA headquarters in the wider Gulf countries. The strikes were very targeted.
When I listened to Prime Minister Carney’s DAVOS speech, I thought he was one of the few world leaders alive with brains and balls. But, **I don’t agree with their misinformed understanding of the Middle East.**
Why did **both** Prime Minister Albanese and Prime Minister Carney omit in their joint press conference that Australia and Canada are part of the **Commonwealth**? Our head of state is King Charles III. We’re not part of the United State of Israel.
Israel is not a formal military ally to Australia, Canada or the USA.
[https://www.youtube.com/live/QTTOyqJbz3I](https://www.youtube.com/live/QTTOyqJbz3I)
The US/Israel invasion of Iran is illegal under both US and international law (Charter of the United Nations). President Trump requires a mandate from the US Congress for war and he did not obtain one.
This is a complete nothingburger:
>> At a joint news conference with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Carney was asked if he could definitively say Canada would not get involved militarily in the conflict in the Middle East.
>> “One can never categorically rule out participation,” Carney replied. “We will stand by our allies when it makes sense.”
Carney was asked a hypothetical question that invited him to take an absolute position – that he he could *definitively* say Canada would not get involved militarily in the conflict in the Middle East – and gave an appropriately measured and non committal response. That’s it.
Also, to the extent that any military response is being considered even hypothetically, it is almost certainly in the context of supporting NATO allies that might come under attack, not in direct participation in the American-Israeli campaign which, everything else aside, would be political suicide.