Truss to Demand Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s Immediate Release From Iran
- New U.K. foreign secretary to meet Iranian counterpart at UN
- Will say reset of ties depends on Iran’s nuclear compliance
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U.K. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will meet her Iranian counterpart on Monday to demand the immediate release of U.K. nationals detained in Iran including Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
Days into her new role, Truss will speak to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, her office said in an emailed statement. The foreign secretary will also say that Iran’s non-compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers is blocking progress toward a reset of relations that is in both countries’ interests.