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With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the Iran nuclear agreement known as the joint comprehensive plan of action.

I addressed the House yesterday on wider concerns in relation to Iran’s conduct in the region. The strategic aim for the UK and our international partners remains...

Member
Dominic Raab (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
14 January 2020
Reference
669 cc896-7
House
House of Commons

I thank the Foreign Secretary for advance sight of his statement. For all of us who regard the Iran nuclear deal as one of the crowning diplomatic achievements of this century and a path towards progress with Iran on other issues of concern, it is deeply distressing to see Iran...

Member
Emily Thornberry (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
14 January 2020
Reference
669 cc897-8
House
House of Commons

I thank the right hon. Lady for her support for the action we have taken today and the action that we are taking as part of the E3. She made a

number of valid points at the outset of her remarks about holding Iran to account for the technical failures,...

Member
Dominic Raab (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
14 January 2020
Reference
669 cc898-9
House
House of Commons

I thank the Foreign Secretary for his support for the Iran nuclear deal, because the simple truth is that if Philip Hammond had not negotiated it, Iran would have nuclear weapons today and the middle east would be immensely more dangerous. However, it has caused a lot of stresses in...

Member
Jeremy Hunt (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
14 January 2020
Reference
669 c899
House
House of Commons

My right hon. Friend, of course, knows a lot of the recent history of this situation as well as—if not better than—I do. As always, the answer is

for Britain to exercise its judgment and the full energy of its diplomacy to ensure that we forge common purpose with our...

Member
Dominic Raab (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
14 January 2020
Reference
669 c899
House
House of Commons

I commend the Foreign Secretary on his statement, and I have to say that I agreed with every word of it. The Scottish National party very much supports actions against nuclear proliferation in the middle east. There was ample scope to trigger the dispute resolution mechanism, so I am glad...

Member
Alyn Smith (Scottish National Party)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
14 January 2020
Reference
669 c900
House
House of Commons

We engage with the regime on the basis that I have set out, which is that it has a choice. I thank the hon. Gentleman for his support. This is not about the UK position or any nuance regarding the Prime Minister. This is the position of the E3 at...

Member
Dominic Raab (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
14 January 2020
Reference
669 c900
House
House of Commons

I wonder whether I am the only one who believes that the current regime is ever going to adhere to the JCPOA. What is the biggest threat now? Could it be that Israel, which has been threatened by Iran, is likely to strike if this goes on unless some sort...

Member
Richard Drax (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
14 January 2020
Reference
669 c900
House
House of Commons

It is not clear to me that there is any credible alternative to a diplomatic route to solving this issue long term, even with airstrikes. I will not get into all the operational matters. The only way of dealing with the concerns that we have is a mixture—a combination—of holding...

Member
Dominic Raab (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
14 January 2020
Reference
669 c900
House
House of Commons

I certainly do not want to defend the actions of the Iranian regime on any count. The Foreign Secretary was instrumental, when he was on the Back Benches, in making sure that the Government introduced legislation known as the Magnitsky amendments, which were to enable the Government to have another...

Member
Chris Bryant (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
14 January 2020
Reference
669 c901
House
House of Commons

The hon. Gentleman is quite right, first, about the importance of having that sanctions capacity. As we leave the EU we will have more autonomy to do that. We are looking forward to bringing that forward. It was mentioned in the Queen’s Speech. He also made the point—I think we...

Member
Dominic Raab (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
14 January 2020
Reference
669 c901
House
House of Commons

Last year an archive of documents relating to Iran’s nuclear programme was unearthed in a Tehran warehouse by Israel’s intelligence agencies. The documents revealed the extent of Iran’s deception to the IAEA and the world powers about its historical work to develop nuclear weapons and its ongoing efforts to circumvent...

Member
Christian Wakeford (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
14 January 2020
Reference
669 c901
House
House of Commons

My hon. Friend makes some interesting points. I am not going to comment on intelligence matters or operational matters, but I can say that of course we share Israel’s concern not just about Iran’s nuclear ambitions but about the wider activities in the region. The point that I think we...

Member
Dominic Raab (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
14 January 2020
Reference
669 c901
House
House of Commons

This is a very troubling time not only for Mr Ashuri and his family but for other relations of British nationals being held in Iranian prisons. Will the Foreign Secretary clearly outline what steps he intends to take to support these individuals and their families and prevent them from being...

Member
Janet Daby (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
14 January 2020
Reference
669 c901
House
House of Commons

I entirely agree with the hon. Lady. The plight of the nationals and dual nationals in detention from our country and other countries around the world is at the forefront of our minds. Of course, we have seen the systematic and callous behaviour by Iran in relation to them increase...

Member
Dominic Raab (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
14 January 2020
Reference
669 c901
House
House of Commons

I welcome the decision to trigger the dispute resolution mechanism. However, given that over the past few weeks we have seen Iran use ballistic missiles to attack coalition forces and that, in the wake of the killing of General Soleimani, we have had another reminder of all the activities he...

Member
Lord Harper (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
14 January 2020
Reference
669 c902
House
House of Commons

My right hon. Friend is absolutely right. We want to preserve the JCPOA—it is the only current deal in town—but of course we are ambitious to see a broader rapprochement. That is not just the Prime Minister’s view. He has been actively supporting President Trump and President Macron, and there...

Member
Dominic Raab (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
14 January 2020
Reference
669 c902
House
House of Commons

It is precisely because we support this deal that the E3 was left with no option but to take the action that it has, and I support the Government in doing so. But can I bring the Foreign Secretary back to the Prime Minister’s remarks this morning? Either the Prime...

Member
Hilary Benn (Labour)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
14 January 2020
Reference
669 c902
House
House of Commons

The right hon. Gentleman is just wrong. Of course one can want to preserve this deal but be ambitious and, if it is possible, bring the United States and Tehran into a broader rapprochement, dealing not just with the nuclear issue but with the wider destabilising activities. That is the...

Member
Dominic Raab (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
14 January 2020
Reference
669 c902
House
House of Commons

It seems that the JCPOA in its current form is dying, although it is not dead yet, and I compliment the Foreign Secretary and

his Ministers for the work that they are doing. Is there any common ground between the United States and Iran on a potential JCPOA 2?

Member
Bob Seely (Conservative)
Type
Proceeding contributions
Date
14 January 2020
Reference
669 c902
House
House of Commons