Iran: Russia

(asked on 20th December 2022) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on potential sanctions against people in Iran cooperating with Russia.


Answered by
David Rutley Portrait
David Rutley
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
This question was answered on 13th January 2023

The recent transfers of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Russia for use in Ukraine is yet another example of Iran's reckless and destabilising behaviour. The UK takes every opportunity to publicly challenge this activity alongside our international partners, most recently at the UN Security Council on 19 December. The UK has also introduced two rounds of sanctions (on 20 October and 13 December) to target Iranian individuals and businesses responsible for supplying Russia with drones. In total, the UK has over 300 sanctions in place against Iranian individuals and entities for their role in weapons proliferation, human rights abuses, and terrorism, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in its entirety.

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