General Chat

So much for hope and positivity. :-| :-| :-| :-| :-| :-|

I can’t remember exactly what I posted, but I too said that something along the lines of being pleased, but she wasn’t in the air yet. Along with LondonBelle, I was worried that it could still go wrong as it has before.

As that seems to have offended you, I won’t post on any of your threads in future

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ZZzzz, I think (as Island hinted above) it is a matter of oil shortage and supply. Sad, though, that there has to be an ulterior motive.

This £400m that our government has forked out has been an ongoing dispute for a few decades so ostensibly it is a type of quid pro quo situation that, if it hadn’t been for the oil dilemma, may have continued with the result that NZR may not have been released.

Appears to have landed at Brize, approx 01:10

It is indeed some cheery news in all the gloom that is going on and of course begs the question... why wasn't the debt paid much much sooner.

Such a lot of amazingly happy people on South Today this evening.

Mmm!

Oil be seeing you..... :-D

Ah yes I did, from the Mail on line

Detained British-Iranian mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has left Iran after nearly 'six years of hell' in detention and is returning to Britain today, after UK officials settled a long-standing £400million debt to Tehran.

Her husband Richard Ratcliffe said he was 'deeply grateful' for her release and that he and their daughter Gabriella were 'looking forward to a new life'. He said she had asked for him to make her a cup of tea on her arrival home.

Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe is flying to Muscat in Oman and will then travel on to RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on a Titan Airways Boeing jet chartered privately by the UK Government - arriving at 10.30pm, reported The Times. The plane has been waiting in Oman since Monday after flying out as hopes built of a deal, according to LBC radio.

I think I saw that 'we' have promised to pay the huge amount of money we owe them so maybe that is the catalyst.

I’ve been out and came back to read that Anoosheh Ashoori is also coming back and Morad Tahbaz has at least been released from prison so that’s 3 bits of good news today - something to celebrate in these gloomy times :-)

Belle, I didn't see you post that - the red mist had risen before I read all the posts. I had a soddit moment.

Joy...... " I haven’t a clue what it’s all about as it looks as though something may have been deleted." No 'may have been' about it. I said in my op that I'd deleted :-S

I only mentioned that the plane had not taken off yet because she had been to the airport before only to be rearrested......i definitely wasn't putting a dampener on it, just airing on the side of caution until it was confirmed she was on the plane and in the air:-)

I agree Island and no need to take any notice of he who needs to be heard.

Yep. Nazanin Z R. I merely put up a thread here as soon as I saw that she was finally on her way home but of course he who thinks we all need educating couldn't resist, then there was 'the planes not taken off yet'...

It is a fantastic glimmer of hope shining through these very dark days!

I also missed what went before and thought it maybe about Nazareen who is now on the plane home.

Those of us in the south have been kept up to date over the years on how things have been going. A big relief.

yes I realised that Joy. doesn't matter I am sure anyway Island would agree that is a glimmer of hope.

Ann, I haven’t a clue what it’s all about as it looks as though something may have been deleted. I took a punt, went along with Vera’s words, ‘it’s still good news for one family’ and guessed at the releases. I may be wrong - it could be something entirely different. :-D

If that is what this is about then yes, great news and so pleased for the family. I think, unfortunately that Covid has dragged us down more than we realise and some people are finding it hard to be positive about anything. we can only hope that things can improve to uplift us all. <3