Britain handed Iran £16 MILLION in aid over just four years to improve ‘educational links’ between the two countries
- The Foreign Office spent more than £1.5million of aid budget on Iran in 2017
- It was spent on ‘improving educational links’ between the two countries
- The money came while Boris Johnson was in charge of the department
By Daniel Martin Policy Editor For The Daily Mail
Published: 20:18 EDT, 17 July 2019 | Updated: 20:19 EDT, 17 July 2019
The money came from the Foreign Office while Boris Johnson was in charge of the department
Britain spent more than £1.5million of its aid budget on Iran in 2017, figures have revealed.
The money came from the Foreign Office while Boris Johnson was in charge of the department, and was spent on ‘improving educational links’ between the two countries.
An annual report said that on top of this funding, millions of pounds of aid are funnelled to Iran through international agencies funded by Britain, such as the UN and the EU.
Most of this funded shelter and humanitarian relief to some of the most vulnerable people in the world.
A key priority for the UN in Iran is to provide support to Afghans who are unable to return to Afghanistan.
Between 2013 and 2017, £16million of the aid budget went to Iran.
The Foreign Office said that none of their money went to the Iranian government.
Details of the aid spending were contained in the annual report of the Department for International Development, which hands out most of Britain’s huge aid budget.
The Foreign Office said that none of their money went to the Iranian government (pictured: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani makes a speech during his visit in Khorasan, Iran on July 14, 2019)
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