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Move Friday: Britain and Regard Zaghari-Ratcliffe

move friday: It means Britain no longer regards her case as simply a consular matter and raises it to the level of a legal dispute between Britain and Iran, according to CTV. The move was rejected as a violation of international law by Iran's ambassador to Britain, who said his country does not regard Zaghari-Ratcliffe as British. The Foreign Office said Friday the move means Britain formally asserts that Iran has failed to meet its international obligations in its treatment of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe. Zaghari-Ratcliffe was arrested in April 2016 on charges of plotting against the Iranian government. Her husband Richard Ratcliffe welcomed the move Friday, saying it could lead to a resolution of her case within months. Her family denies the allegations. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.