Urgent Question on Government policy towards Iran
17 June 2013
Foreign Secretary, William Hague, responded to an Urgent Question from Labour MP for Blackburn, Jack Straw, on Monday 17 June 2013 in the House of Commons, on the Government's policy towards Iran in light of the election of new President, Dr Hassan Rouhani.
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