The Times newspaper last week reported plans to proscribe the IRGC have stalled after the Foreign Office raised concerns about keeping communication channels open with the Iranian regime. The UK has imposed sanctions on Iranian officials in recent months, including in response to a violent crackdown on protests against the regime. Speaking at Home Office questions, Labour MP Virendra Sharma (Ealing Southall) said: “It has been patently obvious for years that the whole Iranian government is rotten. “IRGC leaders are allowed to travel to the UK and store their stolen wealth here almost with impunity. Why don’t we stop their abusers stealing their wealth off the country and sanction more than just 50 people at the top of the organisation?”Mr Tugendhat replied: “(Mr Sharma) is absolutely correct.

Source: The Times February 14, 2023 12:43 UTC