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<p>The United Kingdom engages consistently, both in bilateral and multilateral settings,
to encourage Iran to act in accordance with international rules and norms. We have
made clear our long-standing concerns over Iran's nuclear programme, its missile proliferation
activity and its support for proxy groups and militias across the region. Such support
is in contravention of UN Security Council resolutions and in many cases against the
wishes of the people and the governments of the states in which the proxies operate.
We will continue to hold Iran to account for its actions, including by working with
European partners to sanction Iranian entities that contravene international rules
and norms; there are over 200 EU sanctions listings in place against Iran. The Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action is an important pillar of the wider global non-proliferation
architecture and in all our security interests. The UK has consistently called on
Iran to return immediately to compliance with its commitments and to now engage in
good faith with the dispute resolution mechanism under the deal. We have also taken
action at the UN, bilaterally and alongside our European partners to press Iran to
fully uphold its obligations under international human rights law, in particular the
International Convention on Civil and Political Rights. We continue to call on Iran
to respect international norms in relation to British dual nationals held in detention
in Iran, and to release those held immediately.</p><p> </p>
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