Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has stated that he cannot "cannot categorically rule out" participating in the US-Israeli war with Iran, despite previously stating that Canada would not participate. The most powerful position in Iran is currently being sought after a US-Israel strike that killed Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei. The US military has begun operations with Ecuador targeting "designated terrorist organizations" and appears to be an expansion of its anti-drug trafficking efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean.