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UK Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, labels Iran “terror exporting” country

Ms Badenoch said, “Supporting Israel is not just right—it is necessary for our own national security

• June 22, 2025
Kemi Badenoch (Credit: UK Guardian)
Kemi Badenoch (Credit: UK Guardian)

The leader of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom, Kemi Badenoch, has commended Israel for destroying Iran’s nuclear weapon, branding Iran’s Revolutionary Guard a terror exporting entity.


Mrs Badenoch, in a statement posted on her X page on Sunday, described Iran s an enemy and a threat to the UK.

She commended Israel for taking “on the arrayed enemies of the West, fighting terrorism on multiple fronts, and facing Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and Iran at once.”


The Tories leader said, “Supporting Israel is not just right—it is necessary for our own national security. Israelis are at the front line in the fight for the West and for our shared values. First, Iran is a direct threat to the UK and has been for years. Our security services have stopped multiple Iranian terrorist plots and assassination attempts on UK soil. Its ballistic missiles can reach Europe. We should support any ally that seeks to damage Iran’s nuclear programme and eliminate the threat posed by the terror-exporting Revolutionary Guards.”


Condemning Iran’s dictatorial oppression of women, Mrs Badenoch accused Iran of using “influence through mosques, schools and fake charities to radicalise and corrupt our own population: taking advantage of our democracy to advance its theocracy.”


She stated, “In Iran women are brutalised by a theocratic dictatorship. Their ability to travel and work is restricted. They are beaten for showing their hair. Tortured for asking questions. Executed for demanding freedom.”


Mrs Badenoch’s stance echoed the position of the UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, who justified U.S. bombing of Iran’s nuclear sites in the ongoing war with Israel.

The UK PM argued that Iran should not be allowed to have nuclear weapons.


Israel and Iran have been exchanging missiles since last Friday after Israel first struck Iran’s nuclear and military complex, killing the country’s top three military officials and six nuclear scientists.

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