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"You need to be consistent": Former Foreign Minister criticises Govt's stance on Iran

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Publish Date
Tue, 3 Mar 2026, 6:36am
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Photo / Mark Mitchell

"You need to be consistent": Former Foreign Minister criticises Govt's stance on Iran

Author
Newstalk ZB ,
Publish Date
Tue, 3 Mar 2026, 6:36am

The Prime Minister’s being accused of playing politics over Iran. 

Christopher Luxon says the Government will make a decision very shortly on whether to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity. 

Former Foreign Minister Phil Goff told Ryan Bridge if Luxon wanted to take a stand, he should have done it already, as moving now would look opportunistic. 

He's questioning why the Government's treating Iran differently than countries like Russia, and thinks we need consistency. 

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