Why did it take five foreign ministers to free Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe?

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and her husband Richard Ratcliffe attend a press conference (AAP)

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and her husband Richard Ratcliffe attend a press conference Source: AAP / Victoria Jones/AP

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The British--Iranian woman held prisoner by Iran for six years says it took the UK government too long to secure her release.

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