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Timeline of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's detention in Iran as she finally returns home

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was detained by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard at Tehran airport after visiting Iran to introduce her daughter Gabriella to her parents in 2016

Daily Mirror

‘Happily ever after’: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband speaks of joy as British-Iranian mother returns home

‘Happily ever after is a journey not an arrival. But we will get there with patience and love’

The Independent UK

Anoosheh Ashoori’s children look forward to ‘extraordinary’ moment after release

Dual national Mr Ashoori, 68, was arrested in Iran in August 2017.

The Independent UK

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Debt, sanctions and a cold Westminster tent: how the Iranian hostages were freed

Release of Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Ashoori mixed serpentine statecraft, brutal realpolitik and occasional stubborn idealism

The Guardian - UK

‘Tears will fly’: Anoosheh Ashoori’s family tells of ‘relief’ after release from Iranian prison

The children of Anoosheh Ashoori have told of their incredible relief after he was released from an Iranian prison.

Evening Standard

Iran defies Western powers with work on near weapons-grade uranium

Iran has defied Western powers by converting some of its uranium enriched to near weapons-grade into a form less easily recovered, diluted and shipped out of the country, a report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog on Wednesday showed.

Reuters

Free at last: Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Ashoori head back to UK after six-year ordeal

Liz Truss says British-Iranian dual nationals are flying back to Britain after being released from custody in Iran

The Guardian - UK

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe beams as she finally boards plane to UK - and she's wearing Ukraine colours

British-Iranian mum-of-one Nazanin, who had her passport returned yesterday after six years in a "hell hole" prison outside of Tehran, Iran, will be reunited with her daughter and husband later tonight

Daily Mirror

The Guardian view on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: a ray of light

Editorial: In the background there are complex and opaque strategic manoeuvres with Iran, but in the foreground shines a story of human fortitude

The Guardian - UK

First thing Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe wants when she gets home is a cup of tea

Nazanin, 43, said she is looking forward to a British brew made by her husband Richard Ratcliffe when she finally returns to their London home

Daily Mirror

Who are Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Anoosheh Ashoori and Morad Tahbaz?

The three prisoners released today were in Iran for different reasons, but each endured years behind bars

The Guardian - UK

Why Iran has finally decided to release Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori

Iran nuclear deal and impact of Russia’s war against Ukraine on global energy supplies seen as main factors

The Independent UK

Who is Anoosheh Ashoori? British ex-civil engineer freed from Iranian detention with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

The family of Anoosheh Ashoori spoke of their incredible relief on Wednesday after learning of his release from Iranian detention.

Evening Standard

Oman Welcomes British Nationals Released by Iran

Oman announced that the two British nationals, who were released by Iran on Wednesday, had arrived in the Sultanate. British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and dual national Anousheh Ashouri left Iran on Wednesday, ending years of detention, after the UK government paid its $530 million debt to Tehran, Iranian state…

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The Guardian - UK

‘A long time coming’: Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Ashoori’s families joyful at release

Relatives of the two Britons freed from Iran express gratitude as they head home

The Independent UK

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe prepares to fly home following Iran ordeal

The British-Iranian mother and another dual national, Anoosheh Ashoori, arrived in Oman after being released from detention in Iran.

Wales Online

How settling of old £400m debt triggered release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Money relates to an order placed by the pro-Western Shah in the 1970s for 1,500 British Chieftain tanks and 250 armoured recovery vehicles

The Independent UK

Nazanin Zaghari-Racliffe’s release could set precedent for political hostage-taking, MPs warn

Hilary Benn called on Liz Truss to explain what steps she was taking to make it “difficult” for “governments to engage in hostage-taking”.

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The Independent UK

Payment of £400m debt helped secure release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss agreed to settle Iran’s 40-year-old claim in relation to a cancelled order for British Chieftain tanks.

The Guardian - UK

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is free. But why now? And why did it take so long?

She and fellow detainee Anoosheh Ashoori were treated cruelly by Iran. But the UK is far from blameless, says foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

The Independent UK

Briton Morad Tahbaz jailed in Iran for protecting wildlife released on furlough as Nazanin returned to UK

Wildlife conservationist Morad Tahbaz is at his home in Iran on a temporary release from prison

The Conversation

Iraq food protests against spiralling prices echo early stages of the Arab Spring

Iraq has been seeing protesters take to the streets as food prices spiral upwards because of the Ukraine war. Around 500 people protested in Iraq’s southern city of Nasiriyah a few days ago as flour suddenly rose in price by nearly a third. With food-related protests subsequently taking place in…

Axios

U.S. weighs deal to remove Iran's IRGC from terror blacklist

It's a key remaining sticking point in finalizing an agreement to restore the 2015 nuclear deal.

Evening Standard

At last, some good news

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman detained in Tehran for nearly six years on trumped-up charges of plotting against the regime, has been freed.

The Independent UK

First thing Nazanin wants is for me to make her a cup of tea – Richard Ratcliffe

The husband of the released British-Iranian said he hoped it was the ‘beginning of a new life’ for his family.

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