Brit mum held ‘hostage’ in Iran should have been released three years ago, new documentary claims
A MOTHER being held “hostage” in Iran should have been released almost three years ago, a new documentary claims.e, 42, had been told December 28, 2017, was the date for her to be set free, BBC Panorama says.Credit: PA:Press AssociationIran paid £400million to the British government in the 1970s for 1,500 tanks but they were never delivered.The then Shah of Iran had placed the order, but was deposed. The latest deal was to settle the row, it is claimed.
Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe, arrested in Tehran in 2016 and accused of spying, has said the Iranian authorities told her that her release hinges on the cash being paid back.
US special representative to Iran, Brian Hook, told Panorama that Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe is effectively a hostage. He said: “Iran has a sad history going back to 1979 of hostage taking. It’s part of Iran’s foreign policy.”Iran carries out attack on mock-up US aircraft carrier in Strait of Hormuz in annual Gulf drill amid rising tensions with US
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