Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a media availability at the NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026. Prime Minister Mark Carney says the latest U.S. strikes on Iran were an “appropriate” response to its attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. “It’s not pretty, but it’s okay,” Carney said of the U.S. strikes, while speaking to reporters in French while in Turkey on July 8 for a NATO summit.