Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the US had contributed to escalating tensions with Iran, causing a Ukrainian plane to be shot down.

"I think without the stress, without the recent escalation in the area, those Canadians could now be at home with their families," Trudeau said in a channel interview. Global television on 13/1.

Trudeau added that the international community is "keen to denuclearize Iran", as well as "addressing regional tensions caused by US sanctions". The Canadian Prime Minister said he wanted to hear an explanation from Washington about the killing of Iranian Qassem Soleimani.

Tensions between the United States and Iran have escalated since January 3, when the United States used drones (UAVs) to kill Major General Qassem Soleimani, commander of Iran's Quds task force, near Baghdad airport.

Iran responded with a series of missiles that attacked two US-based bases in Iraq, but did not cause casualties. This is said to be a move to end the spiral of escalation.

However, a few hours later, a unit of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards accidentally shot a Boeing 737 aircraft of Ukraine International Airlines, which had just taken off from Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran, causing all 176 people to be killed. network, including 57 Canadians.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called this a "great tragedy" caused by human error, apologized to the families of the victims and pledged to bring the relevant people to trial before a military court. Iran has also invited Canadian experts to participate in the process of analyzing aircraft black box data to unravel the tragedy.