PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Iran: Terrorism (16 November 2020)

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the report by Le Monde of 10 October 2020 that the Administrator-General of Belgium’s General Information and Security Service, wrote to inform the federal prosecutor in France that an attack on the resistance gathering of June 2018 was planned and led by the Iranian regime.

Asked by:
Bob Blackman (Conservative)

We are aware of the ongoing trial of four Iranians in Belgium in relation to the 2018 plot against a conference in Paris. We are deeply concerned by reports that an Iranian diplomat is one of those standing trial in connection with the incident. While the legal process is ongoing, however, it would be inappropriate to comment further and we have not made specific representations to the Iranian Government. The UK strongly condemns the targeting of civilians and welcomes steps taken to hold those responsible to account. We continue to work closely with our European partners on security and counter-terrorism issues. We are not aware at this stage of a link to the UK.

Answered by:
Sir James Cleverly (Conservative)
24 November 2020