Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to expel Iran’s most senior diplomat in the UK, the Chargé d’Affaires.

The UK has designated over 300 Iranian individuals and entities including in relation to their roles in human rights abuses, weapons proliferation and terrorism. This includes over 40 new designations under the UK's Iran Human Rights regime since October 2022, on political, security and judiciary figures responsible for the regime's violent crackdown on protestors. It is longstanding practice not to speculate on future sanctions designations, nor would we comment on potential expulsions. The UK's position is clear: through our words and actions, we will hold the Iranian authorities to account for their callous disregard for their citizens' lives.