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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says freedom will ‘never be complete’ while others remain detained in Iran – live Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says freedom will ‘never be complete’ while others remain detained in Iran – live
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Latest updates: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe calls for release of Morad Tahbaz and thanks ‘amazing’ husband during first press conference since returnLatest updates: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe calls for release of Morad Tahbaz and thanks ‘amazing’ husband during first press conference since return
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe thanks her family, and in particular her “wonderful husband”.Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe thanks her family, and in particular her “wonderful husband”.
She thanks her medical team in Iran, who supported her, and her lawyer in the country, who fought “fearlessly” for her release.She thanks her medical team in Iran, who supported her, and her lawyer in the country, who fought “fearlessly” for her release.
Referring to Morad Tahbaz (see 11.59am), she says freedom will never be complete until all those unjustly detained in Iran are released.Referring to Morad Tahbaz (see 11.59am), she says freedom will never be complete until all those unjustly detained in Iran are released.
And she says she is less appreciative of Liz Truss, the foreign secretary, than her husband has been. She says there have been five foreign secretaries since she was first detained. It should not have taken that many to get her out, she says. She says it was going to happen eventually.And she says she is less appreciative of Liz Truss, the foreign secretary, than her husband has been. She says there have been five foreign secretaries since she was first detained. It should not have taken that many to get her out, she says. She says it was going to happen eventually.
She says she has a lot of catching up to do with her family. She appeals for privacy.She says she has a lot of catching up to do with her family. She appeals for privacy.
And she thanks the media for their work publicising her case.And she thanks the media for their work publicising her case.
UPDATE: Here is the PA report from what Zaghari-Ratcliffe said:UPDATE: Here is the PA report from what Zaghari-Ratcliffe said:
Here is some reaction to the press conference from journalists.
From Sky’s Sarah-Jane Mee
From the ITV broadcaster Julie Etchingham
From the Daily Mirror’s Pippa Crerar
From the broadcaster Matthew Stadlen
From the Spectator’s Isabel Hardman
And here’s an extract from Hardman’s piece.
From the Jewish Chronicle’s Stephen Pollard
This is from David Lammy, the shadow foreign secretary, on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s press conference.
Tulip Siddiq asks the panel if they have any final comments.Tulip Siddiq asks the panel if they have any final comments.
Richard Ratcliffe says he wants to thank again their legal team.Richard Ratcliffe says he wants to thank again their legal team.
Siddiq ends by asking the media not to bother Richard and Nazanin and Gabriella on their way out, and to respect their privacy.Siddiq ends by asking the media not to bother Richard and Nazanin and Gabriella on their way out, and to respect their privacy.
And that’s it. I’ll post a summary shortly.And that’s it. I’ll post a summary shortly.
Q: Why do you think Liz Truss succeeded when her predecessors failed?Q: Why do you think Liz Truss succeeded when her predecessors failed?
Zaghari-Ratcliffe says she is not going to answer political questions.Zaghari-Ratcliffe says she is not going to answer political questions.
Richard says some of Truss’s predecessors tried hard to get Nazanin out. She got it over the line.Richard says some of Truss’s predecessors tried hard to get Nazanin out. She got it over the line.
She says she hopes the Foreign Office continues to look after people.She says she hopes the Foreign Office continues to look after people.
Q: You are now very famous. How do you think you will cope with that?Q: You are now very famous. How do you think you will cope with that?
Zaghari-Ratcliffe says their daughter, Gabriella, once told her on the phone she was very famous in the UK. She told Gabriella it was not good to be famous. But Gabriella said it would only last week.Zaghari-Ratcliffe says their daughter, Gabriella, once told her on the phone she was very famous in the UK. She told Gabriella it was not good to be famous. But Gabriella said it would only last week.
Q: Did you experience kindness from people who guarded you? And how do you feel about your captors?Q: Did you experience kindness from people who guarded you? And how do you feel about your captors?
Zaghari-Ratcliffe says she is not going to answer that.Zaghari-Ratcliffe says she is not going to answer that.
Q: Are you worried that paying Iran could put more people at risk of being held hostage in future?Q: Are you worried that paying Iran could put more people at risk of being held hostage in future?
Richard Ratcliffe says this is a dilemma. There is a moral hazard. A debt is not a hostage payment, he says. But he says this will have encouraged the Iranians to think tough tactics work.Richard Ratcliffe says this is a dilemma. There is a moral hazard. A debt is not a hostage payment, he says. But he says this will have encouraged the Iranians to think tough tactics work.
“There are no easy answers to this,” he says. He says he hopes it is something the proposed foreign affairs committee inquiry will explore.“There are no easy answers to this,” he says. He says he hopes it is something the proposed foreign affairs committee inquiry will explore.
Q: [From the Ham & High, Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s local paper] Will you stay in London or move out?Q: [From the Ham & High, Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s local paper] Will you stay in London or move out?
Zaghari-Ratcliffe says she thinks they will stay in London.Zaghari-Ratcliffe says she thinks they will stay in London.
Q: Can you tell us more about what you have been doing since you;ve been back?Q: Can you tell us more about what you have been doing since you;ve been back?
Zaghari-Ratcliffe says she still has not been home yet. She is still living out of a suitcase.Zaghari-Ratcliffe says she still has not been home yet. She is still living out of a suitcase.
She is looking forward to doing the school run.She is looking forward to doing the school run.
Q: What do you think should be in the Iran nuclear deal?Q: What do you think should be in the Iran nuclear deal?
Zaghari-Ratcliffe says she has been a pawn in the hands of the Iranian government. She has followed the progress on this carefully, because her case was linked to it. But she does not think it should have been. That had “nothing to do with me”, she says.Zaghari-Ratcliffe says she has been a pawn in the hands of the Iranian government. She has followed the progress on this carefully, because her case was linked to it. But she does not think it should have been. That had “nothing to do with me”, she says.
She says the fate of the remaining detainees should not be linked to an international agreement like this.She says the fate of the remaining detainees should not be linked to an international agreement like this.
Q: How is your daughter?Q: How is your daughter?
Zaghari-Ratcliffe says their daughter, Gabriella, has been “upgrading Mummy”, and paying less attention to her dad. She had not seen her for two and a half years. She says it was lovely to braid and brush her hair.Zaghari-Ratcliffe says their daughter, Gabriella, has been “upgrading Mummy”, and paying less attention to her dad. She had not seen her for two and a half years. She says it was lovely to braid and brush her hair.
Q: Would you every go back to Iran?Q: Would you every go back to Iran?
Zaghari-Ratcliffe says they know her opinion about that. It took her six years to get back. She would be “very, very cautious” about returning.Zaghari-Ratcliffe says they know her opinion about that. It took her six years to get back. She would be “very, very cautious” about returning.
Zaghari-Ratcliffe says she only accepted that she was coming home when she was on the plane.Zaghari-Ratcliffe says she only accepted that she was coming home when she was on the plane.
Richard says he felt the same way, because they had had “so many false dawns before”.Richard says he felt the same way, because they had had “so many false dawns before”.
Q: What can the Foreign Office do to get your dad home?Q: What can the Foreign Office do to get your dad home?
Roxanne Tahbaz says she does not know what is being negotiated now. They were told her father would be on an indefinite furlough, but that turned out not to be the case. And they were told her mother’s travel ban would be lifted, but that turned out not to be the case either.Roxanne Tahbaz says she does not know what is being negotiated now. They were told her father would be on an indefinite furlough, but that turned out not to be the case. And they were told her mother’s travel ban would be lifted, but that turned out not to be the case either.