Written questions

Iran: Disinformation

Commons · Question 120196 · Tabled 11 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 24 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Scott Arthur

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she has taken to ensure UK-based journalists can report on the activities of the Iranian regime without fear of intimidation.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 24 Mar 2026

Iran's threats and intimidation toward journalists and their families, both inside Iran and in the UK, are absolutely unacceptable, and we have consistently raised these issues directly with the Iranian government. We were integral to the delivery of the ...