| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman 16:04 - Mar 16 with 1795 views | KeithHaynes |
400 million apparently.
In some form or another.
Right or wrong ? |  |
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| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 16:27 - Mar 16 with 1471 views | raynor94 |
Wasn't it money we owed them from the sale of tanks |  |
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| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 16:29 - Mar 16 with 1466 views | Sirjohnalot |
It was not a ransom it was money that we owed them |  | | |
| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 16:40 - Mar 16 with 1447 views | felixstowe_jack |
| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 16:29 - Mar 16 by Sirjohnalot |
It was not a ransom it was money that we owed them |
Correct it was money Iran, under the Shah paid for the order of 150 tanks and armoured vehicles. In 1979 following the Islamic Revolution the British Government cancelled the order and kept the money. No UK government since has repaid the money. |  |
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| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 16:49 - Mar 16 with 1432 views | KeithHaynes |
| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 16:29 - Mar 16 by Sirjohnalot |
It was not a ransom it was money that we owed them |
Would she have been released today if the money wasn’t paid ?
For the down arrow felix, the answer is no.
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| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 16:50 - Mar 16 with 1424 views | KeithHaynes |
| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 16:40 - Mar 16 by felixstowe_jack |
Correct it was money Iran, under the Shah paid for the order of 150 tanks and armoured vehicles. In 1979 following the Islamic Revolution the British Government cancelled the order and kept the money. No UK government since has repaid the money. |
What has that got to do with her being detained ?
Can’t pay we will take it away ? | |
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| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 16:55 - Mar 16 with 1398 views | felixstowe_jack |
| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 16:50 - Mar 16 by KeithHaynes |
What has that got to do with her being detained ?
Can’t pay we will take it away ? |
Nothing at all. Did I say it had anything to do with her illegal detention by Iran. | |
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| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 16:57 - Mar 16 with 1390 views | KeithHaynes |
| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 16:55 - Mar 16 by felixstowe_jack |
Nothing at all. Did I say it had anything to do with her illegal detention by Iran. |
So, the U.K. pay 400 million as a part of her release after six years in the pokey, and it’s nothing to do with her ? | |
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| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman (n/t) on 17:05 - Mar 16 with 1363 views | controversial_jack |
| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 16:57 - Mar 16 by KeithHaynes |
So, the U.K. pay 400 million as a part of her release after six years in the pokey, and it’s nothing to do with her ? |
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| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 17:06 - Mar 16 with 1362 views | controversial_jack |
| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 16:57 - Mar 16 by KeithHaynes |
So, the U.K. pay 400 million as a part of her release after six years in the pokey, and it’s nothing to do with her ? |
That's only one weeks money we have saved from not being in the EU  | | | |
| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 17:12 - Mar 16 with 1346 views | Kilkennyjack |
So uk paid the £400m we owed them today to secure the release of this poor woman.
Good.
Why did she and her family have to wait 6 years for the uk govt to do this ?
We could and should have done it 6 years ago.
Cruel. |  |
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| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 17:34 - Mar 16 with 1327 views | KeithHaynes |
| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 17:12 - Mar 16 by Kilkennyjack |
So uk paid the £400m we owed them today to secure the release of this poor woman.
Good.
Why did she and her family have to wait 6 years for the uk govt to do this ?
We could and should have done it 6 years ago.
Cruel. |
A ransom. | |
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| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 17:57 - Mar 16 with 1300 views | britferry |
ah its harvest time at the money tree, the tree the Tories claimed didnt exist, then found a billion quid to give to NI to win an election
Now would be a great time to release the Partygate report? | |
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| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 18:49 - Mar 16 with 1267 views | majorraglan |
It’s complicated and she’s definitely been used as a pawn by the Iranians. They want their £400m back as the tanks weren’t delivered, successive governments have failed to relay the money for a variety of reasons and Boris’s guff a few years ago resulted in her being given extra prison time.
The dynamics have nw changed, certain countries in the West want address long standing issues with Iran and it’s nuclear projects, there’s also a requirement to source additional supples of oil in
light of what’s happening in the Ukraine. The £400m (while it is a lot of money) is, in my opinion relatively small beer compared to the oil revenues Iran could generate from the sale of oil following the removal of sanctions - the return of the money is likely to have been a significant matter of principal for the Iranians. If Iran’s oil comes back on stream I’d imagine it will reduce the West’s reliance on Russian oil and may make life more difficult for Putin.
The attached article from the BBC provides more context and information.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk- | | | |
| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 20:57 - Mar 16 with 1218 views | Kilkennyjack |
| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 17:34 - Mar 16 by KeithHaynes |
A ransom. |
Soory Keith. My point is that if we were always going to end up paying it, then why not pay it 6 years ago ?
So now its the worst of both worlds.
We paid up - and this poor woman suffered for 6 years as well. | |
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| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 21:48 - Mar 16 with 1197 views | JACKMANANDBOY |
| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 20:57 - Mar 16 by Kilkennyjack |
Soory Keith. My point is that if we were always going to end up paying it, then why not pay it 6 years ago ?
So now its the worst of both worlds.
We paid up - and this poor woman suffered for 6 years as well. |
What has changed is that there is a new administration in Iran.
EDIT: There are still many foreign detainees in Iran. [Post edited 16 Mar 2022 21:51]
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| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 21:51 - Mar 16 with 1191 views | Catullus |
| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 20:57 - Mar 16 by Kilkennyjack |
Soory Keith. My point is that if we were always going to end up paying it, then why not pay it 6 years ago ?
So now its the worst of both worlds.
We paid up - and this poor woman suffered for 6 years as well. |
maybe we weren't always going to pay it but current circumstances have meant a change of plan.
That happens you know, things change and so previous decisions get overturned. | |
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| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 23:15 - Mar 16 with 1150 views | KeithHaynes |
| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 21:48 - Mar 16 by JACKMANANDBOY |
What has changed is that there is a new administration in Iran.
EDIT: There are still many foreign detainees in Iran. [Post edited 16 Mar 2022 21:51]
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Do they pave the way for more oil access 😉 | |
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| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 06:19 - Mar 17 with 1110 views | Kilkennyjack |
| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 21:51 - Mar 16 by Catullus |
maybe we weren't always going to pay it but current circumstances have meant a change of plan.
That happens you know, things change and so previous decisions get overturned. |
So the person who is accountable for not paying it, maybe Johnson/May, needs to tell everyone why the debt owed was more important than this poor womans family and her freedom.
6 years of playing billy big bollocks, and then caving in and paying the lot.
So our brilliant Tory leaders simply did not care enough to do the right thing for 6 years. They should be jailed themselves for 6 years to compensate for their actions - ideally in a Saudi prison. | |
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| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 08:00 - Mar 17 with 1087 views | felixstowe_jack |
| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 17:12 - Mar 16 by Kilkennyjack |
So uk paid the £400m we owed them today to secure the release of this poor woman.
Good.
Why did she and her family have to wait 6 years for the uk govt to do this ?
We could and should have done it 6 years ago.
Cruel. |
Makes you wonder why no labour Government paid the debt back either. | |
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| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 08:02 - Mar 17 with 1084 views | felixstowe_jack |
| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 06:19 - Mar 17 by Kilkennyjack |
So the person who is accountable for not paying it, maybe Johnson/May, needs to tell everyone why the debt owed was more important than this poor womans family and her freedom.
6 years of playing billy big bollocks, and then caving in and paying the lot.
So our brilliant Tory leaders simply did not care enough to do the right thing for 6 years. They should be jailed themselves for 6 years to compensate for their actions - ideally in a Saudi prison. |
I noticed Tony Blair did not pay in back either. | |
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| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 08:57 - Mar 17 with 1062 views | cadleigh |
Absolutely the right thing to do.
Nazanin is innocent of any crime and has been cruelly separated from her family for years - throughout her daughter's formative years.
Of course the Iranians were wrong to use her as a bargaining chip, but she's a British citizen and we have a moral duty to get our citizens back when they are unjustly gaoled.
Boris Johnson made the situation far worse with his incompetent blundering. And we owed them the money anyway.
Quite frankly, we owe them an apology for what we did to Mosaddegh. | |
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| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 09:38 - Mar 17 with 1044 views | Catullus |
| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 06:19 - Mar 17 by Kilkennyjack |
So the person who is accountable for not paying it, maybe Johnson/May, needs to tell everyone why the debt owed was more important than this poor womans family and her freedom.
6 years of playing billy big bollocks, and then caving in and paying the lot.
So our brilliant Tory leaders simply did not care enough to do the right thing for 6 years. They should be jailed themselves for 6 years to compensate for their actions - ideally in a Saudi prison. |
Do you know when this debt was owed from and how many governments the UK has had since?
Do you know why the UK refused to pay this money back? Do you understand why there have been sanctions against Iran?
Do you understand that circumstances change and decisions made sometimes need to be reversed?
The UK didn't give this money back just to free this poor woman, there is a much bigger picture here which might just involve oil. | |
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| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 09:59 - Mar 17 with 1041 views | DwightYorkeSuperstar |
You seem to think we've simply sent them the money in a straight swap for their release.
I highly doubt that's the case considering we have refused to do so since she was detained.
I highly doubt we've sent them £400m, and I highly doubt whatever deal we have negotiated centred around their release.
I suspect we'll be seeing sanctions eased on Iran and us buying their oil soon enough. Probably with Venezuela, too. |  |
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| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 11:18 - Mar 17 with 1019 views | Kilkennyjack |
| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 09:38 - Mar 17 by Catullus |
Do you know when this debt was owed from and how many governments the UK has had since?
Do you know why the UK refused to pay this money back? Do you understand why there have been sanctions against Iran?
Do you understand that circumstances change and decisions made sometimes need to be reversed?
The UK didn't give this money back just to free this poor woman, there is a much bigger picture here which might just involve oil. |
Tory government since 2010.
The buck stops with them.
If its right to pay now, it was right to pay 6 years ago.
The delay gained nothing.
The uk govts actions have cost this lady 6 years of family life. Shameful - and nobody accountable.
I hope she sues them personally. | |
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| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 13:31 - Mar 17 with 991 views | JACKMANANDBOY |
| Uk pay the ransom for the Iranian British National woman on 11:18 - Mar 17 by Kilkennyjack |
Tory government since 2010.
The buck stops with them.
If its right to pay now, it was right to pay 6 years ago.
The delay gained nothing.
The uk govts actions have cost this lady 6 years of family life. Shameful - and nobody accountable.
I hope she sues them personally. |
This situation is complex rather than simple. That's why there's still a load of westerners still held in Iran | |
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