iran's revolutionary guards and judges have decided they no longer need to keep a hostage to put diplomatic pressure on the uk. that is in part because the uk has paid iran a long—standing debt. britain owed iran money for tanks sold in the 1970s but never delivered after the 1970s but never delivered after the revolution. the uk feared paying the revolution. the uk feared paying the debt would fund terrorism and breach sanctions. but in a deal financed by the gulf state of oman, £393 million was finally transferred to iran today, money the foreign office claims will be used for 0ffice claims will be used for humanitarian purposes. it is office claims will be used for humanitarian purposes. it is not a ransom, humanitarian purposes. it is not a ransom. it — humanitarian purposes. it is not a ransom. it is _ humanitarian purposes. it is not a ransom. it is a — humanitarian purposes. it is not a ransom, it is a debt _ humanitarian purposes. it is not a ransom, it is a debt and _ humanitarian purposes. it is not a ransom, it is a debt and the - humanitarian purposes. it is not a ransom, it is a debt and the point| ransom, it is a debt and the point about debt is first of all we are a country that pays our debts and if you owe a debt you have to pay to whoever you owe it to.— whoever you owe it to. nazanin zaghari-ratcliffe _ whoever you owe it to. nazanin zaghari-ratcliffe has _ whoever you owe it to. nazanin zaghari-ratcliffe has been - whoever you owe it to. nazanin - zaghari-ratcliffe has been released zaghari—ratcliffe has been released because of diplomatic efforts, above all by her husband, using everything from publicity to hunger strike to put pressure on iran and british