Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to wait another week for release decision

Family has been left hovering between hope and despair, says husband Richard Ratcliffe

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian dual citizen who has been detained in Iran since 2016, must wait another week for a decision on whether she will be permanently freed from jail, a move her husband says has left the family hovering between hope and despair".

Zaghari-Ratcliffe had expected an update on Saturday on the progress of a bid for clemency. She was hoping to be released in time for her daughter Gabriella's sixth birthday on Thursday but instead has been told to call back next week.