A former senior Canadian general says it's highly likely some Canadian military members, on exchange with the United States, would have been involved at some level in the planning and co-ordination of air strikes on Iran — something the Department of National Defence disputes. His statement, however, did not specifically address the fate of exchange officers currently serving with the U.S. military. In a late Sunday statement, DND said Canadian military members had "no involvement in the United States’ Operation Epic Fury, nor were any CAF members involved in its planning." Iran has fired missiles at several neighbouring Arab Gulf states, causing waves of explosions and sending people rushing for cover. (Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters)Thompson said a lot of the longer-range missiles Iran might use against Israel "have been degraded as a result of the past campaigns and the current campaign."

Source: CBC News March 01, 2026 19:05 UTC