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The Dirty Secret Great Powers Wish Would go Away: Hostages in Iran

The Dirty Secret Great Powers Wish Would go Away: Hostages in Iran

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Jason Poblete
Sep 26, 2020
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The Dirty Secret Great Powers Wish Would go Away: Hostages in Iran
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On March 17, 2016, Ms. Nazanin Ratcliffe, a U.K. national, traveled to Iran with her newborn baby girl, Gabriella, to visit her family and celebrate Nowruz, the Iranian new year. Close to four years later, she remains a hostage in Iran. Last week I spoke with Richard Ratcliffe, Nazanin's husband (and Gabriella's dad), who has tirelessly waged a four-yea…

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