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UK Formally Leaves the European Union, Begins Brexit Transition Period

TEHRAN (defapress) – The UK finally left the EU on Friday evening after 47 years of membership, marking one of the biggest political and economic shifts in modern European history.
News ID: 80068    Publish Date : 2020/02/01

Araghchi:

UK ambassador given serious warning

TEHRAN (defapress) – Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi said on Monday that following UK ambassador's presence in an illegal gathering, he was given a serious warning to avoid repetition of such a move in Iran.
News ID: 79967    Publish Date : 2020/01/21

UK follows US in designating Hazbollah as terrorist org.

TEHRAN (defapress) – Britain’s Treasury said that it will freeze all assets of Hezbollah as the group has been designated as terrorist organization according to its Terrorism and Terrorist Financing rules.
News ID: 79928    Publish Date : 2020/01/17

Iran Condemns UK’s Improper Conducts, Warns of Proportionate Response

TEHRAN (defapress) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemned the British ambassador’s unlawful and unprofessional measure and his suspicious attendance at a gathering in Tehran, as well as the inappropriate comments made by some other UK officials.
News ID: 79897    Publish Date : 2020/01/14

Iran:

UK Envoy Not Under Detention

TEHRAN (defapress)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi categorically dismissed the claim that British Ambassador to Tehran Robert Macaire is under detention, asserting that the envoy was arrested and immediately freed because of participation in an illegal street event.
News ID: 79876    Publish Date : 2020/01/12

Envoy says report on UK embassy downsizing in Iran ‘fake news’

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian ambassador to the UK, Hamid Baeidinjead, said the report on the British embassies’ downsizing in Iran and Iraq was ‘fake news’.
News ID: 79821    Publish Date : 2020/01/07

Oxfam:

UK Arms Sales to Saudi-Led Coalition Up by Almost 50%

TEHRAN (defapress) – The value of UK arms sold to a Saudi-led military coalition waging war on Yemen increased by 45 percent over the past five years despite the introduction of an international treaty to limit the sale of weapons, research revealed.
News ID: 79681    Publish Date : 2019/12/25

Pompeo holds phone conversation with UK counterpart on Iran

TEHRAN (defapress) – The US Secretary of State and UK Foreign Secretary consulted on Iran and Russia during a telephone conversation, as well as the future of trade relations and security issues.
News ID: 79653    Publish Date : 2019/12/22

Russia:

UK Brexit Delays Aimed at Weakening EU Positions

TEHRAN (defapress) – Commenting on the UK parliament’s adoption of an amendment allowing to delay Brexit, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the delays in the process can be explained by London’s desire to weaken the positions of its European partners.
News ID: 79044    Publish Date : 2019/10/20

UK Supreme Court to Finish Hearing Case against PM Johnson

TEHRAN (defapress) – Britain's Supreme Court will hear a third and final day of legal arguments on Thursday over whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted unlawfully when he suspended parliament in the run-up to Brexit.
News ID: 78745    Publish Date : 2019/09/19

UK Supreme Court Hears Cases That Johnson's Parliament Suspension Was Illegal

TEHRAN (defapress) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government will seek to persuade Britain's top court this week that his decision to suspend parliament until shortly before the date for Brexit was not illegal as Scottish judges concluded last week.
News ID: 78719    Publish Date : 2019/09/17

UK's Labor to Do 'Everything Necessary' to Stop No-Deal Brexit

TEHRAN (defapress) – Britain's main opposition Labor Party will do everything possible to stop a no-deal Brexit after parliament returns on Tuesday, its leader Jeremy Corbyn will say on Monday.
News ID: 78576    Publish Date : 2019/09/02

UK's Johnson Plans to Restrict Parliament Time before Brexit

TEHRAN (defapress) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will limit parliament's opportunity to derail his Brexit plans by announcing his new legislative agenda on Oct. 14 - his boldest move yet in the push to take the country out of the European Union on Oct. 31.
News ID: 78527    Publish Date : 2019/08/28

UK’s Johnson Unveils $3bln Jail Plan to Ease Overcrowding

TEHRAN(defapress) - UK prime minister Boris Johnson said he plans to spend as much as 2.5 billion pounds (US$3 billion) building an extra 10,000 spaces in prisons to tackle overcrowding in jails and crack down on crime.
News ID: 78341    Publish Date : 2019/08/11

Envoy:

UK Iran Policy in Hunt’s Tenure ‘Abject Failure

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iranian Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad described the UK policy toward the Islamic Republic during the tenure of former British foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt as “an abject failure”.
News ID: 78198    Publish Date : 2019/07/28

'Boris Bounce':

UK Conservatives Surge in Opinion Poll

TEHRAN (defapress) – Britain's Conservative Party has opened up a 10-point lead over the opposition Labor Party since Boris Johnson took over as prime minister, an opinion poll showed.
News ID: 78197    Publish Date : 2019/07/28

Official:

UK Sends Mediator to Iran for Release of Seized Oil Tanker

TEHRAN (defapress) – The UK government has sent a mediator to Iran to discuss ways to free a British-flagged tanker seized by the Islamic Republic last week, the head of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei’s office said on Wednesday.
News ID: 78166    Publish Date : 2019/07/24

Ayatollah Khamenei:

Iran not to leave UK piracy unanswered

TEHRAN (defapress) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei slammed the UK’s illegal seizure of an Iranian supertanker in Gibraltar, saying the act of “piracy” will not go unanswered.
News ID: 78087    Publish Date : 2019/07/16

Envoy’:

UK Seizure of Iranian Tanker ‘Clear Case of Piracy

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran’s ambassador to the UN said there would be consequences if the UK did not release an Iranian oil tanker it seized recently, describing the move as a “clear case of piracy”.
News ID: 78025    Publish Date : 2019/07/10

Johnson Wins Key Endorsement as Poll Signals Landslide UK Win

TEHRAN (defapress) – Boris Johnson, looking set for a landslide victory over rival Jeremy Hunt in the race to be Britain’s next prime minister, has won the backing of a senior member of the cabinet: Home Secretary Sajid Javid.
News ID: 77998    Publish Date : 2019/07/07

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