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Rachael Burford

Deal to free Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe fell through but Iran debt should be paid, says minister

Richard Ratcliffe and his daughter Gabriella hold signs in Parliament Square, London

(Picture: PA Wire)

A £400million debt to Iran linked to the imprisonment of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe should be settled, a cabinet minister has said, after it emerged a deal to secure the London woman’s release had collapsed.

It was revealed this week that an agreement to make the payment and secure Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe freedom was finalised last summer, but later “fell through”.

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