America: We welcome the release of two British citizens
State Department spokesman Ned Price told reporters on Wednesday evening that “we are also working every day to secure the release of our citizens, including Murad Tahabaz, an American-British citizen,” who claimed that they had been detained illegally.
A State Department spokesman claimed that Iran was unjustly detaining innocent American citizens and that Tehran should release them as soon as possible.
“Ensuring the release of these people is a very important priority for this US government, and we call on Iran to work for the release of American citizens imprisoned in this country,” Ned Price said.
He continued: “Robert Mali, the US Special Representative for Iran, and other US officials have been in constant contact with the families of the prisoners.”
A State Department spokesman responded to another question about whether the transfer of funds to Iran would complicate the American liberation process. He said that this decision was independent of Britain and we did not participate in it. Nevertheless, we will work day and night to bring our citizens home.
According to IRNA, Zabihullah Khodaeian, a spokesman for the judiciary, announced on Wednesday that Nazanin Zaghari had been released after serving a full sentence, and Anousheh Assyri had been released after serving about half of her sentence.
The Iranian judiciary official added: Zaghari was sentenced to four years in prison on charges of spying for the British intelligence service.
A spokesman for the judiciary added: “Of course, Zaghari has another case in which he was sentenced to one year in prison, but this case has not been executed yet.”
Khodaeian also commented on the judicial situation in the case of Anousheh Ashouri: Mr. Anousheh Ashouri was sentenced to 10 years in prison for espionage for collaborating with foreign security services, and about four years and seven months have passed since she was sentenced. Conditioned.
A spokesman for the judiciary added: “Assyrians had received money from foreign intelligence services as wages, which was also received from him; Therefore, according to his age and physical condition, the court agreed to his conditional release and was granted mercy by the Islamic government and released.
The British Foreign Secretary also announced that London had paid its debt to Iran in advance for the purchase of Chiftan tanks, which had been canceled after the revolution.
According to IRNA on Wednesday, Liz Terrace said in this regard: Nazanin Zaghari Ratklif and Anousheh Assyrian, British citizens, will return to the country today after years of detention by the Iranian government. Murad Tahabaz has also been released from prison. This was the result of stubborn and creative British diplomacy.
He added: Nazanin Zaghari was imprisoned in Iran for nearly six years and Anousheh Ashouri for almost five years. Murad Tahabaz was also imprisoned for four years. They will soon be reunited with their families and loved ones.