It has been 65 years since Canada and Iran first established diplomatic ties. Those have frayed and been mended many times before the deadly crash of a Ukraine International Airlines flight near Tehran killed all on board. The dead included 63 Canadians and dozens more passengers bound for Canada. Here is a brief timeline of
events in the relationship between Iran and Canada: 1979. 1980. 1990. 2012. The Harper Conservatives list Iran as a state supporter of terrorism and list the Revolutionary Guard and the Quds Force, led by Maj.-Gen. Qassem Soleimani, as terrorist entities. 2016. Jan. 3, 2020. Jan. 8, 2020. Jan. 9, 2020.