NZ’s foreign policy response to Iran falling short: Labour

About this episode

Labour's new foreign affairs spokesperson Vanushi Walters discusses the government's approach to the Iran crisis and advocates for a stronger stance on human rights and international law.

The government is breaking with long-held norms in foreign affairs in how it is approaching the Iran crisis, says Labour’s new foreign affairs spokesperson Vanushi Walters. She tells Q+A that the government must be stronger in standing up for human rights and international law, and sets out what she’d do differently. Join Jack Tame and the Q+A team and find the answers to the questions that matter. Made with the support of NZ on Air.

People in this episode

Host: Jack Tame

Guest: Vanushi Walters

Topics covered

• foreign policy
• Iran crisis
• human rights
• international law

Keywords

• Labour
• foreign affairs
• government response

Mentioned in this episode

Places: NZ, Iran

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