Susanna Reid got choked up on Thursday's Good Morning Britain over a clip of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe reuniting with her daughter.
After years of being detained in Iran , Nazanin, who has has dual British and Iranian citizenship, arrived back in Britain in the early hours to be reunited with her family.
The 43-year-old was detained for six years, having been accused of plotting to 'topple the government in Tehran,' and leading foreign-linked hostile network" while visiting the country.
Nazanin always maintained she was had been taking her daughter Gabriella to celebrate the Iranian new year and visit her parents.
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Her husband Richard relentlessly campaigned for her freedom and looked overjoyed and relieved when he was finally able to give her a hug as she arrived on British soil at RAF Brize Norton, where he was joined by now six-year-old daughter Gabriella.
On watching the moving footage play out on screen, Susanna said: "Richard Ratcliffe made the decision to openly campaign, to go on hunger strike.
“He had been warned it could risk Nazanin’s life and the risk that he took in order to speak out was hugely courageous and as a result brought everyone with him. As the huge response from viewers comes in, everyone’s invested.”
She added: "We’ve also seen the risks of misspeaking about it - Boris Johnson as foreign secretary - one wrong word.
"Richard must have been walking on eggshells the entire time, worried about saying the right thing. He has done absolutely the right thing at every stage. Absolutely brilliant work."
Just like Susanna, ITV viewers watching at home got emotional at seeing Nazanin reunited with her family.
One took to Twitter to react: "I was up tracking her flight, and am so tearful. My heart is bursting with joy and imagining their first morning at home… just wonderful."
Another tweeted: "seeing Nazanin reunited with her family has truly lifted my heart this morning. A glimmer of light in what feels like a dark world. The phrase “Thankful for small mercies” rings out today," with a third posting: "So happy for Nazanin and her family welcome home."
