Nazanin’s story in Iran is not just a tragedy, it’s a warning
Richard Ratcliffe
As Iran sentences Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to a further 2 years in Iran, her husband outlines why Britain’s secretive, unaccountable arms trade is a danger to UK citizens
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-0…
Richard Ratcliffe
As Iran sentences Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to a further 2 years in Iran, her husband outlines why Britain’s secretive, unaccountable arms trade is a danger to UK citizens
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-0…
"The debt owed by Britain to Iran relates to a large sale of tanks to the country from the UK during the Shah’s time.
"The Shah paid in advance for the tanks, but following the 1979 revolution they were not delivered, and the UK kept the money."
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"The Shah paid in advance for the tanks, but following the 1979 revolution they were not delivered, and the UK kept the money."
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"The money withheld by the British government is the reason Nazanin has been detained in Iran since her arrest in 2016 while on a family holiday with our then 22-month old daughter, Gabriella", writes Richard Ratcliffe.
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"When Johnson signalled in 2017 that the debt would be paid Nazanin was classified by the Iranian judiciary as ready for release
Except the UK did not actually release the money, nor has it since. We remain haunted by the consequences of a promise unkept" bit.ly/3vBQtCi
Except the UK did not actually release the money, nor has it since. We remain haunted by the consequences of a promise unkept" bit.ly/3vBQtCi
"Our story is actually a warning - for the future. As the UK avoids protesting to governments who are potential or actual arms customers, cases like Nazanin’s will become more commonplace", says Richard Ratcliffe.
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