The foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is in iran to press for the release of the british iranian woman, Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe, and other dual nationals, on humanitarian grounds. Mrs Zaghari Ratcliffe is serving a five year prison term on charges of trying to overthrow the iranian government which she denies. Her mp, tulip siddiq, says shes been told by the Foreign Office that mrjohnson probably wont secure her imminent release. We had a conversation with the Foreign Office yesterday and we were very clear to stress that borisjohnson was not going to iranjust to release her and there should be no expectations of him coming back with her. But i asked whether he would be raising the fact that she needs to be released in humanitarian rows. And he will be raising it with the authorities but we should not expect any miracle. What we should ask is whether he can arrange for a visa for Richard Ratcliffe to go to iran. Bear in mind he has not been able to go to iran to see his daughter or wi
In iran18 been away from since being arrested in iran 18 months ago. The iranian authorities have accused the 37 year old of spying and trying to overthrow their government, something she and her family have strongly denied. In a statement, borisjohnson said he will raise grave concerns over the imprisonment of dual nationals where there are a humanitarian grounds to do so. Her british husband, richard, has been campaigning tirelessly for his wifes release. It was made clear we shouldnt expect any miracles. What we should ask is whether he can arrange for a visa for Richard Ratcliffe to go to iran. Borisjohnson Boris Johnson want to discuss britain was my continued deal and irans part in conflicts in syria. At least two people have been killed in israeli airstrikes in gaza. Israel says it was targeting hamas military positions after rockets were fired at southern israel. Four people are now known to have died in violence since President Trump announced america would move its embassy fr
Capital of israel demonstrations against the United States and also spread around the world and an outpouring of anger over the u. S. President s controversial move. Also coming up. Hold onto your hats for the frontrunners in europes answer to the oscars well bring you a sneak preview of the films making a splash in this years european film awards. And a thunderous sendoff for the singer known as the french Elvis Presley paris pays an emotional farewell to the man who taught the country how to rock. Omarion and instead its good to have you with us tensions are running high in the middle east after days of violent protests against u. S. President Donald Trumps decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel the Islamist Group hamas has said two of its gunmen were killed in israeli air strikes carried out in response to rocket attacks from the gaza strip and the Palestinian Health Ministry Said israeli bombings on friday injured more than a dozen people this comes as demonstrato
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From englands ashes tour game following an incident in a bar in perth. And coming up in half an hour, 100 women is in the brazilian city of rio dejaneiro, tackling the issue of sexism in sport. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. The foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is in iran, where hes pressing the authorities to release Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe and others with british iranian dual citizenship on humanitarian grounds. Mrs Zaghari Ratcliffe is serving a five year prison term on charges of spying and trying to overthrow the iranian government, which she denies. Adina campbell reports. A big day for the British Foreign secretary. Ahead of a highly anticipated meeting, borisjohnson greeted by his iranian counterpart, looked keen to get the discussions off to a quick start. Where the topic of the imprisonment of dual nationals will be high on the agenda. One of them is nazanin zaghair ratcliffe, seen here with her daughter, who she has been away from since being arrested in tehran 18