Says he is “angry” over Iranian-British London liberated by Tehran

An Iranian-British man claims to have been released by Tehran in mid-March after years in prison. “A little angryPrime Minister Boris Johnson has accused the British government of failing to act quicklyOpportunism“.

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Anoosheh Ashoori, a 68-year-old retired engineer, was arrested in August 2017 while visiting his mother and was sentenced to 10 years in prison for spying for Israel, a charge he has always denied. He returned to the UK on March 17 with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 43, another bipartisan rival who had been running for six years, after London paid off a £ 394 million watch loan to Iran.

“A little opportunism”

In an interview aired on Sky News on Thursday evening, March 24, Anoosheh Ashoori accused former Secretary of State Boris Johnson of ignoring calls from his wife to meet with him to discuss his case. “She made several attempts, none of which were successful.However, after his return, he said he had received a letter from the Conservative leader.He wants to see us now“, He continued.”A little opportunism (…) Why do I think this letter could not have been sent five months, a year, two years ago? Why now?“, He added.”Not sureThat he would accept the appointment.

A voice message that prisoner Boris Johnson was able to send in 2019 at risk of compromiseSecurityNo further reply: “Unfortunately it didn’t even take me five minutes to call my family“Anoosheh Ashoori agreed with Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.This is not a repayment but a debt to be paid by the British government. She should have gotten paid, and if she had, probably none of this would have happened. Yes, I’m a little angry“, he said.

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In an interview with The Guardian, the Londoner explained that the British Foreign Office had advised his family not to comment publicly on his two-year detention. “If we had not listened, we would soon have had good results.“.