UK would obey court order to repay Iran £400m, says Hunt
by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor from on (#4R2EE)
Ex-foreign secretary adds debt would not form deal for release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
The former UK foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt has said Britain would obey a court order to repay 400m to Iran, if the precise sum owed is agreed, but added the cash could not be linked to the release of the imprisoned British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
He also said western policy towards Iran was not working, arguing Europe and the US needed to come together with a new policy that provided a ladder for Iran to climb down leading to sanctions relief.
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