Britain hands jailed British-Iranian aid worker diplomatic protection

world News March 08, 2019

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Fri, 2019-03-08 04:30

LONDON: Britain will hand diplomatic protection to British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to underline the government’s belief that Iran has behaved unjustly in its treatment of her, foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on Thursday.
Hunt said while the move, a little-used way for governments to seek protection on behalf of their nationals, was unlikely to be a “magic wand,” it may help Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s case.
Iran’s ambassador in London said on Twitter that Britain’s move “contravenes international law.”