Former Iranian regime member in Canada for months despite ban
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CBC News has learned former Iranian regime member Mahdi Nasiri has been in Canada since April despite a ban on senior Iranian regime officials who served from 2003 to the present. Nasiri is well known as a state propagandist in the 1990s and 2000s.
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- Mehdi Nassiri, a former Iranian regime official, has been in Canada since April despite a ban on senior regime members. 15s
- Nassiri claims he is now a critic of the Iranian regime and was granted a visa to visit his Canadian citizen son. 1m 48s
- The case has led to public calls for an investigation into how Nassiri entered Canada and whether he should be deported. 1m 7s
- Canadian officials say visa applications are carefully assessed and enforcement actions, including deportation, are possible. 2m 22s
- Since 2022, Canada has cancelled 130 visas tied to suspected regime officials and deported one individual. 2m 40s