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Lord Hannay of Chiswick (CB)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 15 January 2026

Debate

Iran

Contribution

My Lords, will the Minister give us some idea of the FCDO’s analysis and whether it demonstrates that this latest outburst of entirely legitimate demonstrations, met with extreme violence, is more serious, far reaching and widespread in the country than any that we have previously seen, and that it is extremely unlikely to be the last, even if the peak of this particular set of demonstrations may now, briefly, have passed? Can we focus our thoughts for the future on making it clear to the people of Iran that, if they were able to have a Government who could meet international obligations, whether on nuclear, human rights or other matters, Iran would be a welcome member of the international community, and many of the problems that they are facing could be addressed in a positive manner? Does she agree that making that clear is part of an overall approach to how to handle an important country in the Middle East?

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