Canada spy agency says it foiled potentially 'lethal threats' by Iran

FILE PHOTO: Dan Rogers, a national security and intelligence advisor, speaks as public hearings continue for an independent commission probing alleged foreign interference in Canadian elections in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada February 1, 2024. REUTERS/Blair Gable/File Photo

OTTAWA (Reuters) -Canada's domestic spy agency this year foiled potentially lethal threats by Iran directed against people whom Tehran sees as enemies, the agency's head said in a rare speech on Thursday.

Dan Rogers, director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, also said his agents had blocked attempts by Russia to illegally acquire Canadian goods and technologies.