Iran-Israel conflict – latest: UK could take more action if Israel attacked again, says Cameron

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• Mon, 15 April 2024 at 3:54 pm GMT+8

  Sunak to give Iran-Israel statement

  Rishi Sunak will address the developments in the Middle East in the Commons, Lord David Cameron confirmed as he said the UK would “absolutely” consider further sanctions on Iran in response to its attack on Israel.

  Asked whether the Government would impose more sanctions on Tehran, as Labour has called for, the Foreign Secretary told BBC Breakfast: “Absolutely. We already have 400 sanctions on Iran. We put in place a whole new sanctions regime at the end of last year, which is proving very effective. We’ve sanctioned the IRGC – the Iranian Revolutionary Guard – in its entirety. And we’ll continue to look at what further steps we can do.

  “I think there is an opportunity, and I’m sure the Prime Minister will talk about this in his statement to the House of Commons, to try and work very closely with our partners in the G7. All these things are more effective if countries can act together.

  “I think Britain in many ways has been at the sort of sharp end, has been the most keen on sanctions and on pressure and on turning up the heat, recognising… that Iran is the malign actor in the region, but it’s best if we can do these things together.”