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Temporary release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Foreign Secretary statement

UK urges Tehran to release all UK dual nationals arbitrarily detained in Iran, and enable them to return to their families in the UK.

Following the temporary release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab yesterday said:

I am relieved that Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe was today temporarily released into the care of her family in Iran. We urge the regime to ensure she receives any necessary medical care.

While this is a welcome step, we urge the government now to release all UK dual nationals arbitrarily detained in Iran, and enable them to return to their families in the UK.

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