Jailed Georgian politicians allege links between ruling party and Iran in letter to UK

01/10/2025 08:38 The Guardian

Exclusive: Imprisoned opposition leaders call on foreign secretary to impose sanctions over ‘unprecedented expansion’ of Iranian influenceJailed opposition leaders in Georgia have written to the British foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, warning of what they consider to be the growing links between their country’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, and Iran.The seven politicians, writing from prisons in Rustavi, a city in south-east Georgia about 12 miles (20km) from the capital, Tbilisi, have alerted London to what they say is an “unprecedented expansion” of Iranian influence. Continue reading...

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