UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has confirmed that after six years in detention by Iranian authorities, 44-year-old British-Iranian Nazanin Zagari-Radcliffe is on the plane back to London, where her husband and their seven-year-old daughter are waiting for her.
In fact, her local MP, Tulip Siddique posted a photo on Twitter of a smiling Nazanin inside the aircraft.
With her on the plane, which is likely to stop in Oman, is another British-Iranian, Anoose Asuri, who has been detained since 2017. Both were convicted spies.
In addition, Ms Truss announced that a third British-Iranian citizen, Morad Tabaz, has been released on parole and is at home in Tehran.
The Minister spoke of "the result of persistent and creative British diplomacy", with intensified efforts over the last six months.
She also confirmed that London had repaid the old debt of around £400m to the Iranian government, which had complicated diplomatic efforts over the years to free Nazanin Zagari-Radcliffe.
Truss also thanked the Omani Foreign Minister for mediating the negotiations with Tehran.
Source: KYPE
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