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HANSARD Crisis in IranA viable deal was put on the table in March, which would have returned Iran to full compliance with its JCPOA commitments and returned the US to the deal. Iran has refused to…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Crisis in IranI can assure my right hon. Friend that I will look into the questions that he has raised. Obviously we have our own rule of law here in the UK. I have not heard the rumours about…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Crisis in IranI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his instruction, gently delivered as always. Of course we keep everything under review, but as he has identified, it would not be appropriate…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Crisis in IranI thank the hon. Lady for her question and I join her in commending the bravery of the women in Iran. It is very easy for us to sit here, but what they are doing every day takes…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Crisis in IranI completely agree with my right hon. Friend about the bravery of the women in Iran, which I am sure those in the diaspora in her area are proud of. We will continue to work…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Crisis in IranI congratulate my right hon. Friend on being another of the seven individuals who have been sanctioned, and I thank him for raising these concerns again and again. We have made…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Crisis in IranI am sure that my right hon. Friend’s letter could be in the post if he continues to raise his concerns so robustly. Iran’s nuclear programme has never been more advanced than it…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Crisis in IranI can assure my hon. Friend that we will continue to look at any possible measures that we can take. I think she understands that I cannot comment on any of them, but we are aware…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Crisis in IranI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on also being sanctioned. That is, of course, because of the work that he and other Members are doing in calling out these actions, and calling…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Crisis in IranWe have always been clear that Iran’s nuclear escalation is unacceptable. It is threatening international peace and security and undermining the global non-proliferation scheme.…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Crisis in IranI congratulate the hon. Gentleman on his attempt to join his colleagues, and I am sure he will continue with that. As I said earlier, we have been clear on our concerns about the…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Crisis in IranEven having these debates—this is the second one on this subject in the few weeks I have been in this job—is helpful, and we will continue to raise the pressure, to work with…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Crisis in IranBBC Persian is a legitimate journalistic operation, which is still operating and is editorially independent of the UK Government. However, I am shortly meeting with…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Crisis in IranYes. We have an assessment, which we have shared with my hon. Friend, of Iran and its support for regimes including Russia. We will continue to work with others to call out what…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Crisis in IranThere is much that we all agree on in this House, from our condemnation of what is happening in Iran to the actions we take and how we work with others. We are looking at all…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Crisis in IranI thank my hon. Friend, and I probably ought to congratulate him on being sanctioned—that shows all the efforts that he and many colleagues in the House have made to call out the…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Crisis in IranWe have all been in awe of the bravery of the Iranian people since the death of Mahsa Amini over five weeks ago. The Iranian people have taken to the streets to express in no…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Crisis in IranAs the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon) points out, the price shows the popularity of the destination.25 Oct 2022HANSARD Crisis in IranYes, we need to continue efforts and dialogue in-country. That also holds for continued discussion on the nuclear deal, which has been mentioned. We will always continue to work…25 Oct 2022HANSARD Crisis in IranI believe the hon. Gentleman also took part in the Westminster Hall debate, as many of us did. I met a number of people after that debate who were delighted that hon. Members kept…25 Oct 2022