Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Iran offers prisoner swap
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and her daughter Gabriella, who she saw during a temporary release from prison
Speaking in New York, Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif said he felt sorry for Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe and had done his best to help her.Mr Zarif said there were Iranians being held in prison in the US, Germany and Australia on what he claimed were phony charges. British officials had feared that Iran might react negatively to the granting of this new status, which turned the case into a formal legal dispute between both countries.The move also shows that Iran does indeed seem willing to use Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe for diplomatic leverage, something it has in the past denied.Prisoner exchanges can take years to arrange. And they are no easier if several different countries are involved.
On Wednesday, the Foreign Office said the treatment of all British-Iranians detained in Iran, including Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe, was a priority for the government.
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