United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 3306
Qassem Soleimani
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14 January 2020
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20 January 2020 · Answer
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20 January 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he had with his US counterpart on Iran prior to the assassination of Qasem Soleimani; and whether the Government was given prior notice of the US intention to strike.
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14 January 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he had with his US counterpart on Iran prior to the assassination of Qasem Soleimani; and whether the Government was given prior notice of the US intention to strike.
Source: Commons
20 January 2020
Answer
We became aware of the operation as it happened. We do not comment on our allies' operational decisions.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-01-14/3306
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1170685
- uk · wq-1170685 · source updated 20 January 2020