Oral Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
“What discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the policy of the US administration on Iran.”
Tabled: 7 May 2025Answered: 13 May 2025
Asked by
David Reed
Conservative — Exmouth and Exeter East
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (Mr David Lammy)
The UK is supportive of US efforts to reach a nuclear deal with Iran. We have encouraged Iran to engage with President Trump’s efforts in good faith and to find a diplomatic solution. Since the beginning of May, I have raised Iran with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the special envoy to the middle east, Steve Witkoff. We have discussed the range of threats that Iran poses to the UK and our partners.