Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe Lands in U.K. After Years Behind Bars in Iran
After nearly six years in prison, Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori are now free.
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Late Wednesday evening, two British-Iranian citizens touched down in the United Kingdom after being jailed in Iran for over five years. The Washington Post suggested that the freeing of charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and civil engineer Anoosheh Ashoori could be a possible portent of the “revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.” The release of the prisoners took place after the U.K. paid a long-standing $524 million debt to Iran, the Post reported, noting the historically tense relationship between the two nations. Ashoori was imprisoned almost six years ago after Iranian officials accused him of working for the Israeli spy agency Mossad, while allegations of spying were lodged against Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
It's been 6 long years - and I can't believe I can FINALLY share this photo.
— Tulip Siddiq (@TulipSiddiq) March 16, 2022
Nazanin is now in the air flying away from 6 years of hell in Iran.
My heart goes out to Gabriella and Richard, as her long journey back home to them gets closer by the minute.#NazaninIsFree ❤️ pic.twitter.com/BzEEBP840C
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