Tehran alleged to have targeted retired politician, 84, who is also human rights activist and critic of Iran
Canadian authorities foiled an alleged Iranian plot to assassinate a former justice minister and rights activist who has been a strong critic of Tehran, the Globe and Mail newspaper has reported.
Irwin Cotler, 84, was justice minister and attorney general from 2003 to 2006. He retired from politics in 2015.
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