Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the sale of Iranian-made drones to hostile states.
Iran's support for the Russian military campaign in Ukraine is deplorable and the supply of drones is in violation of UN Security Council resolution 2231. The UK has raised this issue alongside partners at the UN Security Council on 19 October and 19 December 2022. On 20 October and 13 December, the UK adopted new sanctions alongside the EU against Iranian individuals and entities involved in these transfers. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office will continue to work with partners to hold Iran to account for all of its malign activity, through our words and actions.