{
  "id": 3472108,
  "title": "Former Iranian official living in Toronto was ‘critical’ to terror finance, CBSA alleges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/former-iranian-official-living-in-toronto-was-critical-to-terror-3472108",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T09:00:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news-globalnews",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12034115/iranian-official-toronto-terror-finance-cbsa/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A former Iranian official living in Toronto, Abbas Omidi, is accused by Canadian authorities of playing a \"critical\" role in helping the country generate revenue to fund Middle East terror groups. According to a Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) report, Omidi, who served as a deputy director in Iran's Ministry of Industry, Mines, and Trade, aided the regime's sponsorship of terrorism. The 2024 report reveals that Omidi's mining sector was closely linked to the military and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The report emphasizes that Omidi's influence on Iran's mining revenue was vital for the regime's ability to fund terrorism, weapons manufacturing, and human rights abuses globally. The CBSA alleges that Omidi was the only individual qualified to perform his role and is one of 37 senior Iranian regime members living in Canada since 2022.",
  "summary": "A CBSA report alleges that as a deputy director in Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade, Abbas Omidi, assisted the regime's state sponsorship of terrorism.",
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        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Former Iranian official living in Toronto was ‘critical’ to terror finance, CBSA alleges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/former-iranian-official-living-in-toronto-was-critical-to-terror",
        "published": "2026-08-26T09:00:26.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}