Lord Alton: Iran’s democratic population needs a stronger voice, both at home and abroad Crossbench peer Lord Alton, who is a member of the British Committee for Iran Freedom writes 'The EU and UK can no longer hide behind the nuclear deal and should join the US in recognising the democratic aspirations of the Iranian people and their quest for freedom and democracy'. There has been a tremendous amount of debate over Iran policy recently following President Trump's decision to withdraw the US from the nuclear deal. The debate has been raging about the destructive role of the Islamic Republic in regional crises like in Syria, its ballistic missile programmes, support for terrorism as well as the domestic human rights violations. The discussion is focused on what level of responsibility the international community should assume in confronting the Tehran regime’s malign and belligerent behaviour both at home and abroad. The UK and EU offer a timid response to these...