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Sir Keir Starmer has been slammed by a member of the Iranian royal household for Number 10’s “silence” over the bloody protests in Iran which have seen 500 killed. Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi is the son of the final Iranian Shah (King), who was deposed in 1979 throughout the Islamic Revolution, which has seen the nation dominated by hardline Islamic clerics ever since.

Crown Prince Pahlavi, who lives in exile within the United States, has been fervent in his assist for demonstrations now gripping the nation, which his household as soon as dominated, calling on protesters to overthrow the present regime. In Iran, the authorities have been accused of brutally suppressing the unrest, with help businesses estimating as many as 500 individuals might have been killed and greater than 10,000 arrested. US President Donald Trump has stated his administration might “come to the rescue” of protesters, and he has not dominated out army intervention, however up to now, a Labour minister has stated Sir Keir is working with worldwide companions to see how “we can bring international pressure to bear”.

Crown Prince Pahlavi claimed the PM had been “all but silent” on the protests and stated he stated there was not this response to the wrestle towards apartheid in South Africa, or for political freedom in Poland.

The Crown Prince stated Number 10 and the Foreign Office had shunned him on his go to to the UK.

He informed the Mail Online it was “not very British”, earlier than interesting to the Prime Minister immediately, including: “I beg you, don’t throw a lifeline to this regime. Stand with the Iranian people. Appeasement is not working. Don’t straddle the fence.”

Speaking on Times Radio, Business Secretary Peter Kyle stated the UK Government has “already used the sanctions against Iran to the full extent we can”.

He stated: “When you look at domestic terror legislation, the way that we proscribe domestic organisations is using domestic legislation.

“The unbiased reviewer has stated that that is not acceptable used for state our bodies, however we’re trying very intently at these points.

“It is no question and I don’t think anybody would question the fact that this Government cares very deeply about civilians and people in Iran. We will do everything we can, but when we use domestic legislation we need to make sure that it’s appropriate use of it.”

Asked whether or not he was ruling out a ban on the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) or whether or not there might be some type of ban however not through home laws, he stated “no,” including: “We’ve already used the sanctions against Iran to the full extent we can.”

He added that Sir Keir Starmer was working with worldwide companions to see how “we can bring international pressure to bear” on Iran.