Iran offers prisoner swap for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

British-Iranian dual national, held in Tehran on espionage charges, could be released

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian dual national being held in a Tehran jail on espionage charges, could be released as part of a prisoner swap, Iran’s foreign minister has said.

Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that he had the authority to make the swap happen, adding it had already been offered in private six months ago to the US.

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