Question follow-through · 5005
Iran: Foreign Relations
To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Joint statement on the Middle East, published on 12 August 2024, if he will publish a list of the allies of Iran.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 10 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 12 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 19 Sept 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Joint statement on the Middle East, published on 12 August 2024, if he will publish a list of the allies of Iran.
12 Sept 2024
Target answer date
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19 Sept 2024
Answer published
Iran continues to proliferate advanced weaponry, alongside providing financial and political support to its proxies and partners including Lebanese Hizballah, Hamas, the Houthis and other groups in Iraq and Syria. Since 7 October, these groups have conduc...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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