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Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Date Document
12-21-11 New financial restrictions against Iran
11-09-11 Foreign Secretary remarks on the IAEA report
01-22-11 Foreign Secretary remarks on conclusion of Iran talks
01-21-11 Foreign Secretary remarks on transparency needs for Iran's nuclear program
12-07-10 E3+3 reaction to Geneva talks with Iran
08-21-10 Foreign Minister remarks on Bushehr
06-09-10 Foreign Minister remarks on UNSCR 1929 vote
05-18-10 Foreign Minister remarks on draft UN Security Council resolution on Iran
05-17-10 Foreign Minister remarks on Iranian nuclear fuel swap
03-03-10 E3 and EU statements on Iran at the IAEA Board of Governors
02-08-10 FCO reaction to Iranian enrichment announcement
10-05-09 Joint press conference with Clinton and U.K. Foreign Secretary Miliband
10-01-09 E3+3 discuss Iran nuclear program
09-28-09 Statement by Foreign Secretary condemns Iran missile test
09-26-09 Media interviews: Foreign Secretary Miliband emphasizes commitment to diplomacy with Iran
09-23-09 Statement by E3+3 foreign ministers on Iran's nuclear program
03-04-09 Statement by P5+1 foreign ministers on Iran's nuclear program
11-24-08 Miliband speech at the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research
08-06-08 Comments on Iran's response to E3+3 incentives package
07-31-08 Miliband radio interview on Iran
05-02-08 Miliband statement on behalf of E3+3 regarding updated incentives offer for Iran
04-08-08 Spokesperson comments on Iran's announced expansion of uranium enrichment
12-04-07 Interview with Foreign Secretary Miliband on U.S. National Intelligence Estimate
12-03-07 Spokesman's comments on U.S. National Intelligence Estimate
11-15-07 Spokesman's remarks on IAEA report on Iran
11-02-07 Statement on Iran following P6 political directors meeting
06-08-07 Chairman's Summary, G-8 Summit in Heiligendamm (PDF)
06-08-07 Statement on Non-Proliferation, G-8 Summit in Heiligendamm (PDF)
05-31-07 Beckett statement following the G8 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Potsdam
04-30-07 Statement to the Preparatory Committee for the 2010 NPT Review Conference (PDF)
04-14-07 Beckett op-ed in the Telegraph
04-10-07 Foreign Office statement on Iran's nuclear enrichment activity
03-28-07 Beckett statement to the House of Commons on freezing bilateral relations with Iran until the British marines are released
03-24-07 Statement of the foreign ministers of the P5+1 group on the adoption of UNSC resolution 1747 on Iran
03-24-07 Beckett welcomes the adoption of UNSC resolution 1747
02-26-07 Statements of the P5+1 group talks by Beckett and Foreign Office Political Director John Sawers
02-22-07 Statement by Beckett on the latest IAEA report on Iran
01-28-07 Beckett interview with BBC on Iran's nuclear program
01-24-07 Foreign policy statement by Beckett on Iran
01-17-07 Beckett interview with Reuters on Iran
12-23-06 Beckett responds to UNSC resolution 1737 imposing sanctions on Iran
12-23-06 Beckett welcomes the adoption of UNSC resolution 1737
12-05-06 Communique issued by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs on behalf of the P5+1 group following their meeting in Paris
10-06-06 Statement by Beckett on behalf of the P5+1 Group (PDF)
09-01-06 Statement by Beckett on the Iranian nuclear program
07-31-06 Statement by Beckett on UNSC Resolution 1696
07-12-06 Statement by French Foreign Minister Douste-Blazy on behalf of the P5+1 Group
06-29-06 Chairman's Statement, G-8 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Moscow (PDF)
06-01-06 Statement by Beckett on forging a common P5+1 position on Iran
05-31-06 Statement by new U.K. Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett on U.S. proposal to join talks with Iran
05-23-06 Statement by new U.K. Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett on Iran's nuclear program
05-09-06 Statement by new U.K. Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett on Iran
04-28-06 Statement by Straw on IAEA Director General's report on Iran
04-12-06 Statement by Straw on Iran and the IAEA
04-09-06 Straw interview on Iran - BBC 1
03-31-06 Straw interview on Iran - BBC News World Service Persia
03-30-06 Straw comments at ministerial meeting in Berlin
03-22-06 FCO responds to article on Iran
03-13-06 Speech by Straw on Iran at International Institute for Strategic Studies
03-10-06 Straw interview on Iran - C4 News
03-08-06 Statement by U.K. Ambassador to the IAEA Peter Jenkins on behalf of the EU-3 on Iran
02-04-06 Statement by Straw on IAEA Board resolution on Iran
01-30-06 Statement issued by Straw following P-5 meeting on Iran
01-28-06 Straw interview on Iran - BBC Radio 4
01-18-06 E3 calls for IAEA board meeting
01-16-06 Straw interview on Iran - C4 News
01-12-06 E3/EU Statement on the Iran Nuclear Issue, Berlin (PDF)
01-12-06 Straw comments on Iran's nuclear activities
01-10-06 Straw on Iran's decision to resume uranium enrichment
01-10-06 Straw statement on next steps by E3
11-24-05 Statement by Jenkins to IAEA Board of Governors
09-24-05 Straw welcomes IAEA Board of Governors resolution on Iran's nuclear program
09-21-05 EU Presidency statement
09-20-05 Article by French, German and U.K. Foreign Ministers and E.U. High Representative in Le Monde
09-18-05 Straw interview with BBC on U.N. Summit
09-05-05 Country Profile: Iran
09-01-05 Straw comments at EU Gymnich 2005
08-12-05 Foreign Office minister welcomes IAEA resolution on Iran
08-09-05 U.K. statement on behalf of the EU at IAEA Board of Governors meeting
07-31-05 Foreign Office spokesperson on Iran's decision to restart Uranium Conversion Facility at Isfahan
07-05 G8 Gleneagles statement on non-proliferation (PDF)
05-05-05 Statement of the U.K. delegation to the NPT Review Conference (PDF)
03-23-05 Joint communique by the E3 and Iran
02-04-05 Joint press conference by Straw and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
01-2005 A collection of documents on Iran's nuclear program presented to the House of Commons (PDF, 2.55 MB)
12-13-05 Statement by Straw on Iran at EU3 ministerial meeting
11-15-04 Statement by Straw welcoming Iranian signature of nuclear agreement
11-15-04 Agreement between the government of Iran and the governments of France, Germany and the United Kingdom on Iran's nuclear program
11-04-04 Straw interview on use of force against Iran
07-04-04 Straw on British Diplomatic Relations with Iran
05-04 Response of the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to the Third Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee (PDF, 669 KB)
04-22-04 Joint press conference with Straw and his counterpart Kamal Kharrazi
03-31-04 U.K., German and French joint response to the Iranian announcement on its nuclear facility in Esfahan
11-21-03 Statement by the United Kingdom to the IAEA Board of Governors on the implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in Iran (PDF)
10-23-03 Statement by Straw on Iran's nuclear program
10-21-03 Statement on Iran's Nuclear Program by the Iranian Government and visiting Foreign Ministers from Britain, France and Germany
09-08-03 Statement by the United Kingdom to the IAEA Board of Governors on the implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in Iran (PDF)
06-17-03 Interview with Straw on Iran and Europe
06-16-03 Statement by the United Kingdom on the Director General's Report on Iran (PDF)
02-06-03 Remarks by Straw and Iranian Foreign Minister Kharrazi during Kharrazi visit to London
03-01-93 Sanctions Regimes, Arms Embargoes and Restrictions on the Export of Strategic Goods

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House of Commons
Date Document
01-31-11 Assessment of Iran's nuclear weapons program
06-18-09 Treasury ministerial statement on frozen Iranian assets
11-11-08 House of Commons daily debate on Iran
05-23-07 Evidence on Iran given by Ansari and Barnaby before the Foreign Affairs Committee
05-23-07 Excerpts from the Westminster Hall debate on UK involvement with Iran
03-20-07 Foreign Secretary Beckett answers questions on Iran
06-21-06 Report on Foreign Policy Aspects of the War Against Terrorism by the Foreign Affairs (Fourth Report of Session 2005-06) (PDF, 3 MB)
02-01-06 Excerpts of debate on Iran's Nuclear Program
01-11-06 Blair answers questions on Iran's nuclear plans
11-02-05 Blair answers questions on Ahmadinejad's threat against Israel
06-21-05 Foreign Secretary Straw testimony on Iran's nuclear program
04-05-05 Foreign Secretary Straw testimony on EU negotiations with Iran
02-09-05 Blair answers questions on engagement with Iran
12-20-04 Blair answers questions on negotiations with Iran
12-06-04 Foreign Secretary Straw answers questions on EU3 deal with Iran
03-09-04 Report on Iran by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons (Third Report of Session 2003-04) (PDF)
12-02-03 Evidence on Iran given by Straw before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons
02-11-03

House of Commons: Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on Foreign Policy Aspects of the War Against Terrorism

Minutes of Evidence on Iran
Memorandum from Dr. Ali Anasari
Memorandum from Dr. Gary Samore

01-20-03 Memorandum submitted by the British American Security Information Council (BASIC) to the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons on the ballistic missile threat
03-20-02 Memorandum on the ballistic missile threat submitted by the Ministry of Defense to the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons
05-10-01 Memorandum on WMD submitted by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons
02-13-01 Memorandum on Iran submitted by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons
02-13-01 Memorandum submitted by the Board of Deputies of British Jews to the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Commons

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House of Lords
Date Document
05-09-07 Report: The Impact of Economic Sanctions
10-25-06 Excerpts from debate on Iran's nuclear program
02-09-05 EU strategy on non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (PDF)
12-02-04 Excerpts of debate on human rights in Iran

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Prime Minister's Office
Date Document
01-23-12 Joint statement with David Cameron, Chancellor Merkel and President Sarkozy on Iran sanctions
06-16-08 Joint press conference with U.S. President George W. Bush
04-17-08 Joint Press conference with U.S. President George W. Bush
12-14-07 Brown and Miliband remark on Iran after European Council meeting
12-04-07 Spokesperson on the U.S. National Intelligence Estimate on Iran
11-12-07 Brown remarks on Iran in speech at Lord Mayor's Banquet
11-12-07 Brown calls for increased diplomacy with Iran
10-23-07 Brown-Olmert joint press conference
10-08-07 Brown remarks on Iran at monthly press conference
04-17-07 Press conference with Tony Blair on the possibility of a different relationship with Iran
04-05-07 Press conference with Tony Blair following Iran's release of 15 British sailors
02-27-07 Press conference with Tony Blair on the Iranian nuclear issue
02-26-07 Press conference with the Prime Minister's spokesman on the Iranian nuclear issue
12-20-06 Blair addresses business leaders in Dubai on the strategic challenges presented by the government of Iran
12-04-06 Blair statement to parliament on the need to maintain the U.K.'s nuclear deterrent
06-08-06 Press conference with Tony Blair on diplomatic efforts with Iran
04-19-06 Press conference with the Prime Minister's spokesman on the possibility of a military strike on Iran
10-27-05 Press conference with Tony Blair during informal E.U. summit
10-06-05 Joint press conference with Tony Blair and the president of Iraq
05-12-05 Press conference with Tony Blair on Iran and the U.N. Security Council
11-29-04 Press conference with Tony Blair on Iran's uranium enrichment freeze
10-25-04 Press conference with Tony Blair on Iran's obligation to comply with international law and regulations
07-13-04 Joint statement of the Italian and British Ministerial meeting (PDF)

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Permanent Mission to the United Nations

Date Document
12-10-09 Statement by Ambassador Grant to the United Nations
03-04-08 Al Jazeera interview with Sawers
03-03-08 Statement by Permanent Representative to the U.N. John Sawers to the U.N. Security Council following the passage of Resolution 1803
03-03-08 Statement by P5+1 Foreign Ministers regarding UNSC Resolution 1803 and dual-track approach to Iran
03-24-07 Statement by Jones Parry explaining his vote on UNSC Resolution 1747
03-15-07 Jones Parry interview with BBC News 24
12-23-06 Statement by Permanent Representative to the U.N. Jones Parry explaining his vote on UNSC Resolution 1737
07-31-06 Statement by Permanent Representative to the U.N. Jones Parry explaining his vote on UNSC Resolution 1696
04-07-06 Speech by Permanent Representative to the U.N. Jones Parry

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Department for Business Innovation & Skills

Date Document
12-21-11 Iran List (PDF)
11-10-10 Notice to exporters: Iran – Change to export licensing policy of Annex IV listed item (PDF)
10-29-10 Former Royal Marine jailed for knowingly exporting controlled goods without a licence (PDF)
10-29-10 Three men jailed for breaching UK arms embargo to Iran (Update on confiscation proceedings) (PDF)
10-29-10 Enforcement case against dosimeter export to Iran (PDF)
10-27-10 Notice to exporters: New European Union sanctions on Iran as detailed in Council Regulation 961/2010 (PDF)
10-27-10 New EU sanctions on Iran (PDF)
10-26-10 Business owner jailed for selling controlled goods without a licence to Iran (PDF)
08-20-10 Notice to exporters: Update about export licence application assessments and European Unions Sanctions on Iran (PDF)
08-04-10 Notice to exporters: European Union Sanctions against Iran as of 26 July 2010 (PDF)
02-05-10 Notice to exporters: EU Sanctions on Iran (PDF)
10-12-09 Notice to exporters: Iran Sanctions – Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
03-14-08 UK Businessman jailed for Iran missile guidance exports
03-06 The Operation of the WMD End-Use Control: Guidance (PDF)
07-12-05 Exporter caught by Customs trying to send military components to Iran
07-06-04 Strategic Export Controls: 2003 Annual Report [Report Excerpts] (PDF, 1.7 MB)

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HM Revenue & Customs

Date Document
10-15-10 Businessman jailed for selling radiation detection equipment to Iran
06-04-09 Three imprisoned for smuggling military equipment to Iran

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HM Treasury

Date Document
07-27-10 Financial Sanctions Notification on Iran (PDF)
06-10-10 Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets in the UK : Iran
10-12-09 The Financial Restrictions (Iran) Order 2009 (PDF)
10-12-09 Statement on the Financial Restrictions (Iran) Order 2009

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