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Canada Flags Iranian Sleeper Cell Threat Following Cotler Alert

Anita Anand says Ottawa is bolstering international vigilance after CSIS uncovered intelligence on covert cells.

Irwin Cotler has been on Tehran's radar for his global campaign since 2008 to list Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand speaks to reporters in The Hague, Netherlands on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand says the federal government has serious concerns about Iranian agents in Canada as the country engages in war with Israel.

Overview

  • Former justice minister Irwin Cotler, under RCMP protection, warned on June 23 that Tehran may have activated sleeper cells in Canada to target regime critics.
  • Public Safety Canada has maintained the national terror threat at medium, indicating that violent extremist attacks remain a realistic possibility.
  • CSIS continues to investigate credible intelligence showing Iran’s use of proxies and criminal networks to carry out transnational repression on Canadian soil.
  • Ottawa severed diplomatic ties with Tehran in 2012 and joined the United States in June 2024 to designate the IRGC as a terrorist entity.
  • Law enforcement agencies including the RCMP and Canada Border Services Agency are enhancing vigilance at land crossings to prevent regime-linked operatives from exploiting Canadian territory for U.S. attacks.