Canada PM Carney says unable to rule out military role in Iran war

News | Military Canada PM Carney says unable to rule out military role in Iran war Canadian leader also said the US-Israeli attacks on Iran appear to be ‘inconsistent with international law’. Listen to this article | 3 mins By Al Jazeera Staff , AP and Reuters Published On 5 Mar 2026 5 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media Share Save Add Al Jazeera on Google Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that he could not rule out his country’s military participation in the escalating war in the Middle East, after earlier saying that the US-Israeli strikes on Iran were “inconsistent with international law”. Speaking alongside Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Canberra on Thursday, Carney was asked whether there was a situation in which Canada would get involved. Recommended Stories list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Death toll in Iran surpasses 1,000 as Israel-US strikes continue list 2 of 4 US will ‘rain missiles’, ‘death and destruction’ on Iran, Trump aides say list 3 of 4 Senate Republicans block war powers resolution on Iran list 4 of 4 Who is choosing Iran’s next Supreme Leader? end of list “One can never categorically rule out participation,” Carney said, noting the question was “hypothetical”. “We will stand by our allies,” he said, adding that “we will always defend Canadians”. Carney said earlier that he supported the strikes on Iran “with some regret” as they represented an extreme example of a rupturing world order. The Canadian prime minister also stressed that his country was not informed in advance of the US-Israeli attack on Iran, in his first remarks since the war was launched on Saturday. “We were not informed in advance, we were not asked to participate,” Carney told reporters travelling with him in Australia on Wednesday. “Prima facie, it appears that these actions are inconsistent with international law,” he said. “The United States and Israel have acted without engaging the United Nations or consulting with allies, including Canada,” he ...