By Padraig O’Hannelly. The husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman imprisoned in Iran, said on Friday that her condition is deteriorating, adding “I have the strong sense this can no longer wait for the [UK] government’s pace.” Her case is being linked in the media to the British government’s refusal to pay a £500-million […]
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British Woman being held as ‘Collateral’ in Iraq
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian woman imprisoned in Iran, is being held because Britain is refusing to pay an arms deal debt from almost 40 years ago, her husband has claimed. Richard Ratcliffe says the UK owes Iran a debt of £500 million in relation to Chieftain tanks, which were paid for up front but never […]