Morad Tahbaz’s family still being told to ‘stay quiet’ by the Foreign Office as they try to free him from Iran
Branding Evin as “hell”, he described living in a cell shared with 14 or 15 people as well as cockroaches. “Although many of them are highly educated…
The Zaghari-Ratcliffes sat hand-in-hand before the cameras, divided by one crucial question
If you glanced at Richard and Nazanin, hand-in-hand, surrounded by cameras, and had to guess which one had been kidnapped by the Iranians for six years, you…
Exclusive: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe spends first days reunited with family at Chancellor’s Georgian mansion
Like Chequers, the Prime Minister’s grace-and-favour home, and Chevening, which is usually used by the Foreign Secretary, the house is managed by a trust overseen by peers,…
The Ratcliffes will have to learn to be happy again
‘A nice cup of tea and perhaps tidy the flat.” Richard Ratcliffe’s response when asked what he might do when his wife, Nazanin, held captive by Iranian…
Terry Waite: ‘Only a few days ago, I assured Nazanin her ordeal would come to an end’
It is not easy to follow this advice when one is subject to pressure from the media and for a period one becomes a major source of…
The true nightmare of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s imprisonment – in her own words
I felt awful in Kerman. I cried. I shouted. I read the Qur’an a lot. I talked to God, shouted and fainted. It was enormously difficult to…
Richard Ratcliffe, the north London accountant who has truly ‘set the bar high for all husbands’
Mr Ratcliffe’s love for his wife has been a visible source of motivation. “It’s not a Mills & Boon story,” he told the New Statesman during one…
Liz Truss confirms £400m debt repaid to Iran, as Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe freed
Ms Truss added: Their release is the result of years of hard work and dedication by our brilliant diplomats, and intensive efforts over the past six months….
How ‘tenacious’ quiet diplomacy helped free Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe from her six-year ordeal
Ms Truss, the first female Conservative ever to head up the Foreign Office, approached the Iran talks with two key drives, according to those in her inner…
Who is Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and why was she jailed by Iran?
Liz Truss, the Foreign Secretary, denounced the decision as “an appalling continuation of the cruel ordeal” the mother was going through. On March 16 2022, Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe…
Britain agrees to pay £400m debt to Iran as Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe gets her passport back
The UK has long said that it would pay back the money but continues to insist there is no link between that payment and discussions about the…
Iran claims Britain will pay £400m debt to free Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Iranian officials did not comment when asked whether the debt had been repaid. Asked if the issue of the £400 million debt to Iran had been settled,…
Why radio plays a pivotal role in exposing scandal
It was World Radio Day on Sunday. Not that there was much fanfare. A fleeting mention on Broadcasting House and a documentary, about tiny community radio stations…