Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada expects all parties in the current war between the United States, Israel and Iran to respect International laws and the rules of engagement.

Carney was asked by reporters in Brampton Ontario today for his take on threats made against Iran by U.S. President Donald Trump who claimed today that “a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again” if Iran doesn’t meet his deadline to reopen shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

The Prime Minister says Canada’s position is clear.

“And that means not targeting…civilians, or civilian infrastructure. And we urge all parties in this war to follow those responsibilities. It’s a point we’ve made publicly and privately.”

He says he is aware that some negotiations are ongoing.

He says there is often a gap between what’s said publicly, and what’s happening privately. “We are not at the center of those negotiations, although we have some visibility to them.”

“However they unfold in the coming hours, in the coming days, the coming weeks, those negotiations, those discussions, those movements – as it must towards a cessation of hostilities and a re-establishment of security and peace in the region – those international responsibilities, those humanitarian responsibilities, remain for all parties throughout that period.”