Sydney, Australia - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday suggested that US-Israeli strikes on Iran may break international law and called for the conflict's "rapid de-escalation."

"Canada calls for a rapid de-escalation of hostilities and is prepared to assist in achieving this goal," Carney said while speaking in Sydney on Wednesday. "Canada reaffirms that international law binds all belligerents."

Harking back to comments he made to the World Economic Forum in January, Carney called out the US and Israel's war on Iran as "another example of the failure of the international order."

His statement came days after President Donald Trump on Saturday launched an all-out war on Iran with assistance from Israel, launching strikes across the country and killing Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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The attacks triggered a broader conflict throughout the Middle East as Iran scrambled to respond to US aggression by launching attacks on targets in numerous Gulf countries.

Carney initially backed the Israeli-US strikes targeting Iran, saying that Tehran had failed to dismantle its nuclear program and cease support for militant groups.

In Sydney, however, Carney said that the strikes on Iran have been, "prima facie, not to be consistent or to be inconsistent with international law."

"It's a judgment for others to make," he clarified, stating that "I'm not a lawyer, let alone an international legal expert."

He expressed "regret" on Wednesday that international efforts had failed to disarm Iran but noted that "the United States and Israel have acted without engaging the United Nations or consulting with allies, including Canada."

Carney's comments came on the second day of an official visit to Australia, a trip aimed at bringing investment to Canada and deepening ties with Canberra as Ottawa looks to distance itself from the US.