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HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityWe have been clear that we will seek for everyone to comply with international law. Targeting heritage sites is against international law, and we will not be shy in calling that…07 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityMy right hon. Friend talks a lot of sense, and that reflects what both sides used to want. In 2006 the Iranians made what was called the “grand bargain”, which was a whole offer…07 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityMy hon. Friend makes the point that it would be a crime to attack heritage sites. I have made it quite clear that US policy is not to target such sites. That has been clarified by…07 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityWe support Israel. We support its right to defend itself and its right to exist, and we will work alongside it to make sure that its security is protected. We will also work…07 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityWe are going to be working hard to make sure it is achieved. The President of the United States has talked about a grand deal. He has talked about a bigger and more sustainable…07 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityThere are many of us who should take tips about Twitter. The main point is that it was in response to a specific threat that the United States took an action. The hon. Gentleman…07 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityMy right hon. Friend the Minister for the Middle East says that, yes, we will and that that is incredibly important to us. I echo that. It is important and we will put all our…07 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityIf British civilians or even military personnel were killed as a result of Iranian or terrorist action, we would look at the response. The response would no doubt be…07 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityMy right hon. Friend will know that this House proscribed the full element of Hezbollah a few months ago. It is key that we work with our allies to strengthen Lebanon so that it…07 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityThe Government will consider all options as they see the latest announcements from Iran and in discussion with bodies such as the International Energy Agency.07 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityHappy new year, Mr Speaker, and it is good to see you in the Chair. With permission, I would like to make a statement on the security situation in the middle east. I have deep…07 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityI note that the Leader of the Opposition sent the Prime Minister a letter in which he posed three questions, none of which he has just posed from the Dispatch Box. I find that…07 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityMy right hon. Friend makes the serious point that Daesh has not gone away. Indeed, it is posing a threat to us here in the United Kingdom and Europe and also within region. We are…07 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityThe hon. Gentleman asks some good questions. First, we would of course condemn any attacks on heritage sites, and we recognise that they would be against international law. My…07 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityMy right hon. Friend is right that the defence, security and foreign policy review is the place for us to examine our place in the world and what funding goes behind that. When it…07 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityThis Government will do everything we can to get released from Iranian prisons not just the hon. Lady’s constituent, but the many other dual nationals currently languishing in…07 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityMy right hon. Friend is correct to highlight that this is not just about the incident of 2 January. The long and consistent destabilising of the region by the Quds Force has done…07 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityWe believe that the JCPOA still has life in it. With the right amount of effort and focus, both from the E3 and from Iran and in the work that we communicate to the United States,…07 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityRegretfully, I do not think the threat to Israel has changed because, even before the general’s death, Iran had been using its proxies to directly and indirectly target Israeli…07 Jan 2020HANSARDMiddle East: SecurityThe hon. Gentleman mixes the inherent right, under article 51 of the UN charter, to defend ourselves from threats against our citizens or others, and an unchallengeable…07 Jan 2020