MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) 鈥� The Canadian and Australian prime ministers on Thursday called for a de-escalation of the but added the Iranians must never gain a nuclear weapon.
Canada’s and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese discussed the war during their meeting in Australia鈥檚 capital, Canberra.
The meeting came after news that a U.S. submarine in the Indian Ocean and Turkey said intercepted a ballistic missile launched from Iran before it entered Turkey鈥檚 airspace.
鈥淲e want to see a broader de-escalation of these hostilities with a broader group of countries than just the direct belligerents involved,鈥� Carney said at a press conference with Albanese.
鈥淲e stress that that cannot be achieved unless we鈥檙e in a position that Iran鈥檚 ability to acquire a nuclear weapon, develop a nuclear weapon, and to export terrorism, is ended. So that process must lead to those outcomes,鈥� Carney added.
He said the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council, which were 鈥渟howing tremendous restraint,鈥� should become involved in the de-escalation process.
Albanese said: 鈥淭he world wants to see a de-escalation and wants to see Iran cease to spread the destinations of its attacks.鈥�
鈥淲e鈥檙e seeing Gulf states, that have not been involved, attacked across the board, including the attacks on civilian and tourist areas as well. But we also want to see the objectives achieved. I want to see the possibility of Iran getting a nuclear weapon removed once and for all,鈥� Albanese said.
Questioned by a reporter, Carney could not rule out the Canadian military ever becoming involved in the conflict.
鈥淵ou鈥檝e asked a fundamental hypothetical in a conflict that can spread very broadly,鈥� Carney said.
鈥淪o one can never categorically rule out participation. We will stand by our allies when it makes sense,鈥� he added.
Carney is in Australia on a trade-focused, three-nation visit that began in last week. He addressed the Australian Parliament on Thursday and will fly to Japan on Friday.
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