British mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was today released from an Iranian prison along with 85,000 other inmates in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus. He said in a statement: 'I am relieved that Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe was today temporarily released into the care of her family in Iran. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe holding an old picture of herself with her husband and daughter (left) as she poses for a photograph in West Tehran, Iran following her release from prison for two weeks. Speaking in the Commons today, Conservative former foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt asked: 'Does he know if Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is amongst the political prisoners that Iran has today released? Washington has long demanded that Iran release American citizens including father and son Baquer and Siamak Namazi, Navy veteran Michael White and former FBI agent Robert Levinson.

Source: Daily Mail March 17, 2020 16:53 UTC