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The Foreign Secretary has urged the Iranian authorities to release British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
The Foreign Secretary has summoned the Iranian Chargé d'Affaires after the regime executed two more protestors.
The UK has condemned the executions of Mohammad Mahdi Karami and Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini who were part of the recent protests in Iran.
The governments of Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and the UK gave a statement on Iran's shooting down of flight PS752 in January 2020, killing 176 civilian people.
The foreign ministers of G7 countries had a call on 22 December 2022 to discuss a range of issues including Afghanistan and Russia's illegal war in Ukraine.
The governments of France, Germany and the United Kingdom issued a joint statement on the JCPoA.
Statement by Ambassador Barbara Woodward at the Security Council Briefing on Iran
Ambassador Barbara Woodward delivered a statement to the UN Economic and Social Council
UK announces a new package of sanctions in response to Russia’s continued strikes on civilian infrastructure in Ukraine.
At an FCDO stakeholder event for International Human Rights Day, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly gave a statement by video on the global human rights situation.
UK Ambassador Barbara Woodward gave a statement at the United Nations Security Council briefing on Ukraine.
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has called out 'sordid deals' between Russia and Iran as threats to global security.
The UK government summoned the Iranian Chargé d’Affaires on 8 December following the execution of a protestor.
The Foreign Secretary announced sanctions that target corrupt political figures, those violating human rights, and perpetrators of sexual-violence in conflict.
The text of this statement was released by the governments of USA, Australia, Canada, Chile, Iceland, New Zealand, Republic of Korea, Sweden, and the UK.
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly gave opening remarks at the PSVI conference 2022, and gave a speech following remarks from Nobel Laureate Nadia Murad.
The UK's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Simon Manley, raises concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran.
Following their meeting in Münster, G7 foreign ministers gave a joint statement on a range of international issues including Russia's war against Ukraine.
The UK, France and Germany (the E3) have issued a joint statement condemning the Iranian regime’s decision to further expand its nuclear programme.
At the International Institute for Strategic Studies Manama Dialogue in Bahrain, James Cleverly called out Russia and Iran as threats to Middle East security.
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