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<p>The UK has been clear that the scheduled expiry of the UN conventional arms embargo
in October 2020 would have major implications for regional security and stability.
The Foreign Secretary discussed this with Secretary Pompeo during his recent visit
to Washington and with his French and German counterparts on 10 September. The UK
Government continue to engage regional partners, the US, and others, to find a solution
to Iranian proliferation in the region, whilst upholding the authority and integrity
of the UN Security Council. We will also continue to enforce sanctions regimes including
those under UNSCRs 1540, 1701, and 2216 which prohibit the proliferation of weapons
to Lebanese Hizballah and the Houthis in Yemen. The UK encourages all states to implement
national export control best practice in support of these regimes. The EU arms embargo
and UN ballistic missile restrictions on Iran will also remain in place until at least
2023.</p>
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