Judge declines to stay removal of ex-senior Iranian official who spoke of suicide if sent to Iran

By Cristin Schmitz ( August 17, 2026, 5:44 PM EDT) -- The Federal Court has declined to stay the removal of a former senior Iranian government official “because Canada’s interest in removing persons who participated in regimes that systematically violate human rights outweighs any harm that might befall him upon returning to Iran.”...