Thank you for the question.
In terms of Iran, as I mentioned in my brief remarks, their proxies throughout the region have been decimated since the heinous terrorist attacks in Israel on October 7. That includes in Syria, in Lebanon and in Gaza, and elsewhere, such as in Yemen.
They are looking at Sudan as a possible area where they can exert greater control and influence. They could then use it, as they have done for many decades around the world, as a hub for terrorist financing, for training in particular, which they've done in the past, and for recruitment. There's really a void there in Sudan where they see opportunity, and there is, of course, a lot of opportunity for them.
Canada and our allies need to make sure we are putting policies in place to make it increasingly difficult for the regime in Iran to exploit the human suffering, the chaos and the carnage in Sudan to achieve their long-term strategic objectives, which, of course, will undoubtedly lead to the loss of Canadian lives in time, just as we saw on October 7.
While Sudan may seem as if it's in a silo, or it may seem as if Iran's activities are siloed from what's happening in Sudan, Canada, Israel and elsewhere, they are not. A lot of this is very connected, and people in Canada need to start waking up to the fact that we need to get serious about Iran in Sudan and the Muslim Brotherhood in Sudan because it could come back to bite us in a very real and deadly way.