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Joint statement by the EU, German, French and UK Foreign Ministers following the re-imposition of US sanctions on Iran due to its withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has called on Iran to put an immediate stay to the execution of Sakineh Mohammadi-Ashtiani by stoning.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt condemns atrocity in south-eastern Iran.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has made a statement following the sentencing of 7 spiritual leaders of the Bahá'í faith to 20 years in prison.
The Foreign Office today expressed its concern regarding the televised confession by Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani broadcast by Iranian State television on 11 August.
On 15 September the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors discussed the Agency's latest report on Iran's nuclear programme.
The UK’s Governor on the IAEA Board, Simon Smith, comments on the IAEA Director General's recent report on Iran, and on this week's Board of Governors meeting.
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt has spoken after a bomb attack this morning on a military parade in Mahabad, north-western Iran.
Speaking Wednesday after meeting with E3+3 foreign ministers in New York, Foreign Secretary William Hague made clear that the international community was united in calling for Iran to adhere to its international obligations …
Foreign Office bloggers including Minister for Europe David Lidington have spoken about the importance of free speech following the sentencing of a popular Iranian blogger this week.
Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomes Baroness Ashton's invitation to Iran to talks on its nuclear programme
Foreign Secretary William Hague described the punishment as "barbaric" in an interview with Sky News today.
EU High Representative Catherine Ashton spoke on behalf of the E3+3 after talks with Iran on 6-7 December in Geneva.
Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt met with leaders of the Baha'i community on 9 November.
In a statement to mark International Human Rights Day, the Foreign Secretary sent a message of support to human rights defenders around the world, including the Chinese Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, and those detained…
Following reports that Iranian State TV will air a programme tonight in which Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani reconstructs her alleged crime, the Foreign Office has issued a statement.
The document was commissioned in 1979 by the then Foreign Secretary, Lord Owen.
Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, Alistair Burt has condemned the terrorist bombing in Chabahar, Iran.
Statement following the execution of Ali Saremi and Ali Akbar Siyadat in Iran on Tuesday 28 December.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has spoken following the plane crash in North East Iran on 9 January.
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