Iran FM says dual national freed based on humanitarian ground
The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Wednesday that Nazanin Zaghari and Anousheh Ashouri were released with humanitarian considerations. Nazanin Zaghari…
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Zaghari-Ratcliffe sentenced to another year in jail in Iran
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is sentenced to a further one-year jail term in Iran. Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s lawyer Hojjat Kermani said on Monday that the court…
Iran frees Iranian-British national following end of five-year jail term: Lawyer
Speaking to IRNA on Sunday, Hojjat Kermani added that Nazanin Zaghari was freed after the termination of her jail term and her ankle…
UK summons Iranian ambassador over Zaghari-Ratcliffe
The British government summoned the Iranian ambassador on Thursday following news that imprisoned British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is to be recalled…
Zarif says UK conditioning Iran debt payment on prisoner’s release amounts to theft
Iran’s foreign minister says if the British government makes payment of Iran’s outstanding debt conditional on the release of the dual British-Iranian…
Beyond the pale for Zaghari-Ratcliffe to return to detention, UK says
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said it would be beyond the pale for Iranian-British aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to be returned to…
Iran’s coverage: UAE, Bahrain revealed their real face: Velayati
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: UAE, Bahrain revealed their real face: Leader’s adviser Top Adviser to the…
Trial of British-Iranian aid worker Zaghari-Ratcliffe postponed, UK lawmaker says
Reuters – A trial of British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe scheduled for Sunday in Iran has been postponed, a British lawmaker said…
British-Iranian aid worker Zaghari-Ratcliffe faces new charge: state TV
Reuters – British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was summoned by an Iranian Revolutionary Court on Tuesday and informed about a new charge,…
Iran dismisses link between UK debt, Zaghari’s case
Tasnim – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson rejected reports that have drawn a link between the debt the UK owes to Tehran from…
Zaghari-Ratcliffe: UK acknowledges debt owed to Iran over Shah’s tank order
The Guardian | Patrick Wintour; Debt seen as stumbling block for release of British-Iranians including Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe The defence secretary, Ben Wallace,…
Zaghari-Ratcliffe endures further wait for Iranian decision on release
The Guardian | Patrick Wintour: Campaigners contrast British-Iranian’s plight with return of prisoner Michael White to US Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian dual…
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to stay out of prison until Iran decides on fate
The Guardian | Patrick Wintour: British-Iranian told she can remain on release pending decision on granting clemency The British-Iranian dual national Nazanin…
UK rejects plea for ambassador to visit Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe in Iran
The Guardian | Patrick Wintour: Lawyers for dual-national tell Foreign Office a personal visit to Tehran is long overdue The Foreign Office…
Iran extends Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s temporary release – lawyer
Reuters – Iran’s judiciary has extended British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s temporary release from jail by another month, her lawyer told state…
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe waiting to hear if she must return to prison
The Guardian | Jedidajah Otte: Spokesperson said on TV her release would be extended but British-Iranian yet to be told Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe…
Coronavirus relief workers appeal for release of Zaghari-Ratcliffe
The Guardian – Japanese team reminds Iran of detained translator’s role following Bam earthquake Japanese government aid workers who worked on a…
British-Iranian aid worker Zaghari-Ratcliffe temporarily released from Iran jail
Reuters – Jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been temporarily released in Iran for two weeks, her husband said on Tuesday.…
Iran’s ambassador to UK reveals bilateral talks over £400m debt
The Guardian | Patrick Wintour: The Iranian ambassador to the UK says the British government is taking a new approach to the…
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s health improves despite coronavirus fears
The Guardian | Patrick Wintour: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s health is improving after fears last week that she had contracted coronavirus while in prison…
Zaghari to be granted “furlough”: Iran’s ambassador to London
IRNA – Iran’s Ambassador to London Hamid Baeidinejad On Tuesday tweeted that Nazanin Zaghari is in good health and will join her…
Jailed British-Iranian Zaghari-Ratcliffe in good health, Tehran says
Reuters – Jailed British-Iranian charity worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is in good health, Iran’s judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday, after her husband said…
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe suspected of having coronavirus
The Guardian | Mattha Busby and Michael Safi: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman detained in Iran, is suspected to have the coronavirus,…
Iran rejects ‘conditional release’ for Iranian-British woman
AP — The lawyer of an Iranian-British woman convicted on spying charges in Iran has asked that she be released after serving…
Iran debt row holding back Zaghari-Ratcliffe release, says husband
The Guardian | Patrick Wintour: Government agency using ‘every legal roadblock’ to delay payment of £400m debt The release of the British-Iranian…
Daughter of detained British-Iranian is reunited with father in UK
The New York Times | Megan Specia: Three and a half years after she and her mother were abruptly detained in a…
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: court ruling on £400m tank debt could aid release
The Guardian – Judge in London to decide amount UK should pay Tehran over 40-year-old arms deal A court hearing in London…
UK would obey court order to repay Iran £400m, says Hunt
The Guardian – UK former foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt has said the UK would obey a court order to hand over £400m…
Envoy: De-escalating Iran-UK tensions requires major efforts
IRNA – Iranian Ambassador to London in a message criticized the UK foreign secretary’s stance against Tehran, saying de-escalating tensions needs major…
Judiciary spokesman informs of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s case
MNA – The new Judiciary Spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaeeli explained about the last conditions of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s dossier in a news conference on…
Iran’s Zarif withdraws Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe prisoner swap after criticism
The Nation– Iran has stepped back from an offer to exchang the British-Iranian prisoner Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe for an Iranian woman being held…
Tehran prosecutor calls on Britain not to interfere in Iran’s affairs over Zaghari’s case
MNA – Tehran’s prosecutor-general Abbas Jafari has said that Nazanin Zaghari has been sentenced in Iran, calling on Britain not to interfere…
Who really is Nazanin Zaghari?
Press TV – Nazanin Zaghari is an Iranian citizen who is currently serving a five-year jail term in Tehran on charges of…
UK extension of diplomatic protection to Zaghari against intl. law: Iran
Press TV – Tehran has lashed out at Britain for providing diplomatic protection to Iranian citizen Nazanin Zaghari, who is serving her term in…
Iran envoy criticizes human rights activists’ hypocrisy
IRNA – Iranian ambassador to the UK on Sunday criticized the hypocrisy of human rights’ activists. ‘There is a total injustice and…
Nazanin Zaghari provided with best conditions in prison
MNA – Tehran’s Attorney General Abbas Jafari responded to the recent allegations by British government against the Islamic Republic as for Nazanin…
UK demand on Iranian nationals, intervention in internal affairs, totally rejected
IRNA – Iranian Envoy to London Hamid Baeidinejad on Monday denounced Britain’s approach toward the issue of Iranian-British citizen who is serving…
UK summons Iran’s ambassador over British-Iranian aid worker
Reuters – British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt on Monday summoned Iran’s ambassador in London over jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the…
Iranian judiciary shows tough reaction to Britain’s hostile stance on Zaghari
FNA – The recent remarks by British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt over the case of Nazanin Zaghari – a dual citizen jailed…
Ghasemi slams Hunt’s remarks as meddling in Iran’s internal affairs
MNA – Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ghasemi has censured the “hasty”, “meddlesome” and “untrue” remarks by UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt concerning the…