Boris Johnson headed to Iran to push for release of detained nationals
Full Story: UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is headed to Iran as part of a threecountry trip across the Middle East, the UK Foreign Office said Friday. Johnson will meet with his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, during which he will press for the release of dualnationals detained in Iran, the statement said. The statement did not name BritishIranian mother, Nazanin ZaghariRatcliffe, who has been detained since April 2016, but her case is likely to be a key focus of his trip. In his most serious misstep as Foreign Secretary, Johnson was forced to apologize last month after his comments about ZaghariRatcliffe raised fears that her jail sentence could be prolonged. Full Story:
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