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British-Iranians Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashouri reunited with families in the UK

British-Iranians Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori, who were imprisoned for years in Iran, were reunited with their families in the UK on Thursday.

UK foreign secretary confirmed that a £393m debt owed by the UK to Iran since the 1970s was paid to enable their release.
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