Written questions

Iran: Nuclear Weapons

Lords · Question HL5588 · Tabled 10 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 24 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Baroness Deech

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the development of nuclear weapons and the installation of more advanced centrifuges by Iran, and what steps they are taking in response.

Answer

Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury, 24 Mar 2025

Iran's nuclear escalation, including its recent expansion of uranium enrichment capacity, threatens international peace and security and undermines global non-proliferation. Iran must never develop a nuclear weapon. The United Nations Security Council met...