HC Deb 04 July 1996 vol 280 c491W
Mr. Galbraith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when diplomatic relations were(a) suspended and (b) restored between the United Kingdom and (i) Iran, (ii) Iraq and (iii) Syria during the past 15 years. [35316]

Mr. Hanley

Relations with Iran were formally broken by Iran on March 1989. We restored relations with Iran in September 1990. Relations with Iraq were suspended in February 1991 and have not been restored. Relations with Syria were suspended in October 1986 and restored in November 1990.