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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.

The Independent UK

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

Wales Online

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”.

The Independent UK

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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 Independent UK

Inside Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's release after six years as UK pays Iran £394m debt

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori will be reunited with their families in the UK after being released by the Iranian authorities. Here's the inside story of how they were freed.

Daily Mirror

UK says it has settled historic debt to Iran

Britain has paid a historic debt owed to Iran relating to military equipment, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said in a statement on Wednesday, which also confirmed the release of British-Iranian dual nationals previously held in Iran

Reuters

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe arrives home from Iran after six years of wrongful detention

British-Iranian mother and fellow detainee Anousheh Ashoori land back in UK

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Keep punishing Vladimir Putin to end horror of Ukraine war, says Liz Truss

Vladimir Putin will be forced to end his “barbaric” invasion if the West chokes off funding for his war machine and gives the Ukrainian resistance support, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Putin ‘playing smoke and mirrors game’ in Ukraine peace talks, Liz Truss suggests

Foreign secretary suggests Russia’s claims over Nato membership ‘smokescreen’

The Independent UK

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe freed from Iran jail 'hell' after 6 years arrives home

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was detained in Iran for nearly six years after being arrested while taking her daughter to see her family and she arrived back home in the UK shortly after 1am

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson defends visiting Saudi Arabia for new oil deal after claims he's going 'from dictator to dictator'

"We cannot afford to simply rule out countries because we don't like a particular policy", says Foreign Secretary

Manchester Evening News

Russia playing ‘smoke and mirrors game’, says Liz Truss

UK foreign secretary also says Kremlin could extend ambitions to other east European countries in effort ‘recreate the Soviet Union’

The Guardian - UK

Susanna Reid accuses Liz Truss of double standards over Boris Johnson's trip to Saudi Arabia and UAE

Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid hit out at the Foreign Secretary who previously said the UK shouldn't be doing deals with authoritarian regimes.

Daily Record

UK warns Ukraine-Russia peace talks are 'smoke and mirrors' and war could spread West

Hopes rose of a Ukraine-Russia war breakthrough after President Volodymyr Zelensky said talks were getting more 'realistic' - but Liz Truss warned Putin wants to create a new Soviet Union

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Reuters

UK's Truss sceptical on Russia-Ukraine peace talks

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said she was sceptical about peace talks between Russia and Ukraine and said Russian President Vladimir Putin needed to withdraw troops for them to succeed, adding that he must be stopped "at all costs".

The Independent UK

PM says ‘no way’ Ukraine joining Nato soon as Zelensky sees hope in peace talks

The Ukrainian President said Russia’s ceasefire demands were becoming ‘more realistic’.

Evening Standard

Russian oligarchs including Roman Abramovich could pay for Ukraine rebuild, says UK

Russian oligarchs including Roman Abramovich could be forced to pay for the rebuilding of Ukraine after the war, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has said.

The Independent UK

Liz Truss defends closer ties with Saudi Arabia, saying kingdom ‘not global security threat like Russia’

Keir Starmer says ‘going cap in hand from dictator to dictator is not an energy strategy’

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UK looking at ways to pay historic Iranian debt, foreign secretary says

Britain is looking at ways to pay a historic 400 million pound ($522 million) debt to Iran, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Wednesday, adding that she would not say if it had been settled already.

The Independent UK

UK targets Russian oligarchs, politicians and ‘propagandists’ in fresh sanctions

Liz Truss said the country was going ‘further and faster than ever in hitting those closest to Putin’.

Daily Mirror

New UK Russian sanctions due today in law change - but ‘huge gaps’ left for elites

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has claimed the Economic Crime Bill will streamline the sanctions process, lowering legal barriers for the UK to target Putin cronies and making it easier to hit those sanctioned by the US and EU

The Independent UK

Truss condemns China and Hong Kong authorities over threat to ‘silence’ critics

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the action by the administrations in Beijing and Hong Kong was “unjustifiable”.

Daily Mirror

Russian oligarchs sanctioned over Ukraine war have 'blood on hands', Liz Truss says

Ministers had been under pressure to sanction Roman Abramovich and finally acted on day 15 of the invasion. The sanctions on the 55-year-old billionaire include an asset freeze

The Independent UK

Truss tells allies ‘be tough, get peace – let that be our rallying call’

Foreign Secretary says Russia has now become a ‘global pariah’, with president Vladimir Putin ‘shunned and isolated’.

Wales Online

Vladimir Putin warned use of chemical weapons would be 'grave mistake' as concerns escalate

UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the government was 'very concerned' Russia could use the weapons as it had done so previously

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