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.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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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

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 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.

  2. 12 Sept 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 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...

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