Temporary release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Foreign Secretary statement

18 Mar 2020 11:40 AM

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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