| answer text |
<p>The UK Government regularly assesses the impact of Iran's destabilising activity
throughout the region, including its political, financial and military support to
several militant and proscribed groups, including Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ).
Such activity compromises the region's security, its ability to prosper and escalates
already high tensions, with consequences for the international community. It is for
this reason that we currently have over 350 sanctions in place against the Iranian
regime. PIJ and other terrorist groups must cease their campaign of violence, for
which there is no justification. As the Foreign Secretary said in his 14 May statement,
we welcome the current Egyptian-brokered ceasefire and urge all sides to de-escalate
tensions.</p>
|
 |
