Michael Bonner: Iran's regime is a threat to Canada. Many of its officials are already here

Canadians should not downplay the regime’s potent threat to our country

By Michael Bonner, Special to National Post
Published Feb 02, 2026
Last updated 2 hours ago
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Commuters walk past an anti-U.S. billboard installed on a building at the Enqelab Square in Tehran on Jan. 26, 2026. Photo by ATTA KENARE /AFP

We don’t yet know how the repressive and murderous Islamic Republic of Iran will fall, or when. After the recent uprising and the regime’s bloody response, the most likely outcome may well be some form of military junta arising from the conventional armed forces. A worse outcome would be a coup by the more ideological Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) or Basij voluntary militia.