World Print edition: 2022-03-17

UK says it has settled historic debt to Iran

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LONDON: Britain has paid a historic debt owed to Iran relating to military equipment, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said in a statement on Wednesday, which also confirmed the release of British-Iranian dual nationals previously held in Iran

“In parallel, we have also settled the IMS (International Military Services) debt, as we said we would,” Truss said in a statement.