Written questions

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: Cryptocurrencies

Commons · Question 109571 · Tabled 29 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 5 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Rupa Huq

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of reports of the use of cryptocurrency exchanges by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Co

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 5 Feb 2026

As I said when this issue was raised in the Urgent Question debate on 19 January, we have a robust sanctions enforcement regime in place, and - while it would not be appropriate to comment on individual cases - we will continue to investigate and take act...