UK raises concerns with Iran over detained dual nationals
The UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace called on Iran
“to release those who have been detained and follow the rule of law,” after two
British-Australian women were jailed in Iran.
British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab also raised
concerns about the number of dual-nationality Britons detained in Iran and the
conditions in which they were being held, a foreign office statement said on
Wednesday.
“The Foreign Secretary met the Iranian Ambassador
this morning and raised serious concerns about the number of dual national
citizens detained by Iran and their conditions of detention,” the Foreign
Office statement said.
The Australian government on Wednesday confirmed
three Australian citizens had been detained in Iran, adding that it was helping
the families of the three but gave no further details.
