Liz Truss has spent the afternoon on her feet doing a deserved victory lap in the Commons following the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori. According to the Foreign Secretary she has been assured by the Iranian regime that the £393.8 million paid in parallel / sequential for her release “will only be available for humanitarian purposes”
"We have found a way to make the payment in full, in compliance with UK and international sanctions"
— BBC Politics (@BBCPolitics) March 16, 2022
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss says £393.8m of debt to Iran has been paid "which will only be available for humanitarian purposes"https://t.co/MgqHKmju5m pic.twitter.com/mQQknoyCt9
Guido swears he’s heard that line before…
