British-Iranian mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is about to leave Iran where she has been detained, the Reuters news agency has reported.
Her MP, Tulip Siddiq, said: “Nazanin is at the airport in Tehran and on her way home. I came into politics to make a difference, and right now I’m feeling like I have. More details to follow.”
Zaghari Ratcliffe has been detained in Iran for six years on spying charges which she has always denied.
Richard Ratcliffe has worked tirelessly for her release of his wife including going on hunger strike for three weeks to bring attention to her cause.
Her release and that of another British-Iranian prisoner, Anoosheh Ashoori, is understood to have been subject to a deal in which the UK agrees to repay a £400 million debt to the country.
Both Ashooori, sentenced to 10 years, and Zaghari-Ratcliffe, have always protested their innocence, with their families claiming they were being used as state hostages, or pawns in Iran’s demand for the repayment of the debt.
Scottish Labour Ian Murray MP congratulated Tulip Siddiq, who has campaigned for the release of Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
He tweeted: "Wonderful news. You’ve done an amazing job in impossible circumstances. Congratulations. I can’t imagine how Richard and the children will be feeling as the plane leaves Tehran.”
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