Written question asked by Ruth Edwards (Conservative) on Tuesday, 6 December 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 8 December 2022. It was answered by Tom Tugendhat (Conservative) on Friday, 16 December 2022 on behalf of the Home Office.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will proscribe the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Answer
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We do not routinely comment on operational or intelligence matters, however the UK will always stand up to threats from foreign nations. As we set out in the Integrated Review in 2021, we are committed to addressing growing threats from Iran, as well as other states.
The UK Government has long been clear about its concerns over the continued destabilising activity of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in the UK and overseas. This includes IRGC political, financial and military support to a number of militant and proscribed groups in the region, including Hizballah in Lebanon and Syria, militias in Iraq and the Houthis in Yemen. We also support the enforcement of UN prohibitions on the proliferation of weapons to such non-state actors, namely Lebanese Hizballah (UNSCR 1701) and the Houthis (UNSCR 2216).
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 104336
- Session
- 2022-23
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- Proscribed organisations Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
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