Boris Johnson has called for the release of detained British-Iranian national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe during a meeting with Iran’s president. The prime minister invited his counterpart, Hassan Rouhani, to London “where we can discuss things more”. The pair spoke at a UN summit in New York on Tuesday amid heightened tensions between the UK and Iran. No 10 said Mr Johnson also raised “deep concern about Iran’s destabilising activity in the region”. Their meeting came after Mr Johnson blamed Iran for attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. In the lead up to the summit, Mr Johnson faced pressure to take a tougher line over the detention of Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe and other dual nationals held in Tehran. Why are Iran’s jailed dual nationals? What is the Zaghari-Ratcliffe case about? Mrs Zahgari-Ratcliffe is half way through a five-year jail term after she was convicted of spying in 2016 – which she denies. Her husband, Richard Ratcliffe, urged Mr Johnson to tell his Iranian counterpart “enough is enough” and former foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt said he should call out Iran for its “diplomatic hostage taking”. Downing Street said the prime minister called for the “immediate release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and other dual nationals […]
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