OTTAWA — A skeptical Harper government will be pressing some of Canada's closest allies for the fine-print details on their deal to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
The Canadian Press has learned that Prime Minister Stephen Harper will likely raise the Iran agreement this weekend while he and President Barack Obama are in Panama for the Summit of the Americas.
Similarly, sources say Foreign Affairs Minister Rob Nicholson will be pressing the issue next week when G7 foreign ministers meet in the northern German city of Lubeck.
Nicholson has already released a statement expressing skepticism about the deal reached by six countries, including the U.S., to curb Iran's nuclear program and prevent it from developing atomic weapons.
Israel, a close friend of the Harper government, opposes the accord, to be finalized in June, because it says it will not stop Iran from clandestinely pursuing a bomb.
A senior government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Iran would be one of the top international security issues that Harper will discuss with Obama when the two are in Panama over the weekend.
