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Iran: British Nationals Abroad

Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UIN 62268, tabled on 24 June 2025

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many flights have been chartered to evacuate UK citizens from Iran.

Answered on

3 July 2025

This answer is a correction from the original answer.

Flights have been chartered to evacuate UK citizens from Israel. The UK Government has not chartered flights to evacuate UK citizens from Iran. Media reports suggest the Iranian airspace is in the process of re-opening.

Original answer

Flights have been chartered to evacuate UK citizens from Israel. The UK Government has not chartered flights to evacuate UK citizens from Iran.

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