offering reunification as quickly as possible, and that s what the voters wanted. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: nazanin zaghari ratcliffe has returned to britain for the first time since she was detained in iran six years ago. the british aid worker s release comes after years of campaigning and diplomacy by herfamily and the uk government. here s our diplomatic correspondent james landale. it s now almost six years since nazanin zaghari ratcliffe was arrested at tehran airport. repeated attempts to secure her release failed, so why is she being freed now? ultimately, it s because iran s revolutionary guards and judges
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 humanit
family and this will be a chapter in our lives, but there are many more chapters to come. this is how it s been for the past few months, precious moments of parenting from thousands of miles away. but very soon now, she ll be back home with them. richard says she ll want him to make her a nice cup of tea and perhaps to tidy the flat. caroline hawley, bbc news. nazanin zaghari ratcliffe s release comes after years of campaigning and diplomacy by herfamily and british ministers, and crucially, the payment as we ve been hearing, of that longstanding debt that britain owed iran. here s our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. it s now almost six years since nazanin zaghari ratcliffe was arrested at tehran airport. repeated attempts to secure her release failed, so why is she being freed now? ultimately, it s because iran s revolutionary guards and judges have decided they no longer need to keep
appreciate that but here s the deal. if iran has a nuclear weapon, its ability to project power into the middle east and to deter allies and partners is enormous. we need to make sure that iran never obtains a nuclear weapon. todd: that is common sense, right? common sense after iran s revolutionary guards with a missile attack that struck u.s. consul state in iraq. we want to warn you this next video with extremely graphic images of violence. the nypd listing shocking video of a knife attack new york s metropolitan museum of art. the suspect garrick of anna leaping over a desk and stabbing staff members. and reportedly flying into a rage after finding out his membership had been canceled. all victims stabbed are expected to recover. he escaped but the police are asking the public for any information that could lead to his arrest.
in those meetings as well that of course iran is very much on the agenda and they ll be discussing ways that they can deter the islamic republic and its proxies irrespective of whether the u.s., as seems likely, rejoins the iran nuclear agreement. of course we heard yesterday from israel s foreign minister yair lapid, publicly telling antony blinken about israel s concerns and the region s concerns about the reported plans for the u.s. to delist iran s revolutionary guards as a terrorist organization. the u.s. saying that no matter what happens it will continue to sanction the revolutionary guard. and they ll also be discussing economic opportunities, how to get more countries to join the abraham accords. we ve already seen israel s long-standing agreement with egypt warming as well. the egyptian prime minister there too. so economic opportunities, shareholder challenges. we should here from all of them in about 90 minutes time. elliott gotkine joining us