Bob Blackman is MP for Harrow East.
The United Kingdom will make its formal exit from the European Union in March of 2019. No matter how one feels about the forthcoming change, it is a political reality, and it would be short-sighted to deny that thereIn the aftermath of the JCPOA’s implementation, #Iran’s destructive intervention in the Syrian and Yemeni civil wars intensified, leading to the further proliferation of Shiite militant groups throughout the Middle East. Meanwhile, the Islamic Republic has ramped up its ballistic missile programme in clear defiance of a UN Security Council resolution, thereby showcasing the kinds of advanced military technologies that are making it into the hands of terrorist proxies both new and old. are both benefits and drawbacks for the British nation.
Domestically, Iran’s human rights abuses continue with impunity. At least 20 executions were carried out in just the first three weeks after the re-election of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. At the same time, the supposedly moderate executive quickly distanced himself from his renewed campaign promises of freedom for political prisoners.
Now, the ranks of political prisoners have swelled with activists, journalists, and social media users who were swept up by the Revolutionary Guards and the Intelligence Ministry in the run-up to voting.
International #human rights organisations have soundly criticised the world community for turning a relatively blind eye to these and other human rights issues – including Iran’s unlawful arrest of British citizen Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe – as a result of its myopic attention to the nuclear issue and the prospects of new-found access to the Iranian oil economy.
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