Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 122688

Iran: Religious Freedom

Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 2 April 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist PartyStrangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Iranian counterpart on the protection of religious minorities during the ongoing conflict.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
The Government's position on Freedom of Religion or Belief in Iran is unchanged, as set out in the answer of 6 August 2025 to Question 67802, and there remains no excuse for the Iranian authorities to target religious minority groups because of their fait...

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