Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been pictured smiling as she lastly ready to return dwelling ‘from six years of hell’ in Iran.
The picture was shared by her MP Tulip Siddiq, who stated she has touched down in Muscat, Oman, the place she's going to board one other flight again to the UK.
International Secretary Liz Truss stated Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe and a second twin nationwide, Anoosheh Ashoori, will probably be reunited with their households within the UK after being launched by the Iranian authorities. A 3rd twin nationwide, Morad Tahbaz, has been launched from jail on furlough.
It comes after the Authorities settled an excellent £400 million debt owed to the regime in Tehran.
The announcement brings an finish to a six-year ordeal for Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe who was arrested in 2016 in Tehran on spying prices – allegations she has at all times denied.
Boris Johnson, visiting Gulf states, welcomed information of the detainees’ launch.
He tweeted: ‘The UK has labored intensively to safe their launch and I'm delighted they are going to be reunited with their households and family members.’
Later, he stated their launch was the outcome ‘of a substantial amount of UK diplomacy’.
Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s husband, Richard, stated the household is ‘trying ahead to a brand new life’ and that his spouse needs a cup of tea when she will get dwelling.
Mr Ashoori has been in jail for nearly 5 years whereas Mr Tahbaz has been held for 4.
Their launch follows months of intensive diplomatic negotiations between London and Tehran.
It's understood the UK agreed to pay £393.8 million owed to Iran after it cancelled an order of Chieftain tanks following the overthrow of the Shah within the revolution of 1979.
Ms Truss tweeted: ‘I can affirm Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori will return to the UK at present, and Morad Tahbaz has been launched from jail on furlough. They are going to be reunited with their households later at present.
‘We are going to proceed to work to safe Morad’s departure from Iran.’
Antonio Zappulla, chief govt of the Thomson Reuters Basis the place Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe remains to be employed, stated workers had been ‘overjoyed’ at information of her launch.
In an announcement, he stated: ‘On behalf of all on the Thomson Reuters Basis, we're overjoyed that our a lot missed colleague and pal Nazanin has lastly been freed.
‘Nobody can start to think about what Nazanin has endured all through the previous tortuous six years; denied her freedoms, separated from her husband and younger youngster, battling vital sickness, thrown in solitary confinement.
‘An harmless sufferer of a world dispute, Nazanin has been considered one of many used as political pawns. Her remedy has been completely inhumane.
‘All through this extraordinarily darkish interval, we've got supported the Free Nazanin marketing campaign each single step of the way in which, while remaining in shut contact with Richard, and naturally, with Nazanin herself.’
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