Senior Iranian official found living in Toronto since 2022

The CBSA alleged that Omidi “exerted significant influence on the exercise of government power” as deputy director of Iran’s mining industry prior to his arrival in Canada.

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An Iranian man deemed to be “critical” in helping to finance terrorist groups on behalf of the Islamic Republic has been found living in Toronto, according to a new Canada Border Services Agency report

The CBSA alleges that Abbas Omidi, served as the former deputy director in Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade, which facilitated the regime’s state sponsorship of terrorism throughout the Middle East.