Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps the Government has taken to improve UK relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran.

In recent years the UK has gradually re-established its relations with Iran, reopening the British Embassy in Tehran in 2015 and upgrading to Ambassador-level representation in 2016. Since then we there have been developments in a variety of areas ranging from establishing a UK visa service in Tehran to supporting UK-Iranian trade links. Ministers have also established a regular dialogue which supports engagement on a wide range of challenging issues, including nuclear and regional matters. We committed to upholding the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action as long as Iran continues to fulfil its commitments under it.