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Foreign Secretary William Hague say UK takes 'irresponsible action extremely seriously'.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Foreign Secretary William Hague welcomes the EU’s decision to intensify pressure on Iran by sanctioning another 180 individuals and entities.
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt welcomed the adoption which demonstrates the depth of international concern at the worsening human rights situation in Iran.
Foreign Secretary William Hague said that the Iranian authorities blocking of the British Embassy website confirms to the Iranian people that their Government is determined to conceal from them the international community…
"We call on Iran to stop immediately the production of 20% uranium and to engage seriously with the E3+3 about the international community’s concerns."
Speaking at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, the Minister for the Middle East emphasised the importance of standing together to prevent Iran acquiring a nuclear weapons capability.
Minister Alistair Burt called on Iran to urgently review all new cases involving death sentences, and arrests contrary to human rights obligations.
Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt said that such deplorable tactics illustrate the deteriorating human rights situation in Iran, and the desperation of the regime to silence any independent voices.
Foreign Secretary William Hague has condemned Iran's attempts to suppress freedom of expression, a year after opposition leaders were put under house arrest.
Pastor Youcef Nardakhani, a Christian pastor from Rasht in Iran, was tried, convicted and sentenced to death for apostasy in September 2010.
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