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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Borzou Daragahi

Iran disputes UK claim that £400m debt linked to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe release must be spent on aid

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Iran has disputed the UK’s claim that £400m in unpaid debts London handed to Tehran in exchange for the release of several British-Iranian prisoners including Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been earmarked for humanitarian spending.

Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesman of Iran’s foreign ministry, told reporters Thursday that the cash had already been transferred to the treasury and was not being safeguarded by another country.

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