British-Iranian mother Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is finally back on British soil, bringing to a close her momentous journey home after nearly 'six years of hell' in detention in Iran as she is reunited with her family in Britain tonight.
The mother-of-one, whose husband Richard has long campaigned for her release, left Iran with fellow British-Iranian Anoosheh Ashoori, 67, on Wednesday after their release was secured.
Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Mr Ashoori, who was detained in Evin prison for almost five years, were accused of plotting to overthrow the Iranian government and of spying respectively, which they have consistently and vigorously denied.
A third British detainee, Morad Tahbaz, has been released from prison on furlough but remains in Iran.
In an emotional video shared by Mr Ashoori's daughter Elika, they can be seen tearfully hugging waiting family members only minutes after landing back in the UK.
Seven-year-old Gabby shouted 'Mummy' before running to meet Nazanin who burst into tears as she entered the building before Richard joined them for a poignant reunion.
Nazanin's husband Richard Ratcliffe said he was 'deeply grateful' for her release and that he and their daughter Gabriella were 'looking forward to a new life'. He said she had asked for him to make her a cup of tea on her arrival home.
Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe departed the plane first, followed by Mr Ashoori, before the pair walked down the steps away from the aircraft together.
The British-Iranian mother waved at cameras as she walked into a reception building at the Oxfordshire airport, while Mr Ashoori, who was carrying a magazine, gave a salute.
Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe will shortly be back in the arms of her husband Richard Ratcliffe and daughter Gabriella, who will welcome her home inside a reception building at the airport.
After finally leaving Tehran, Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe and fellow detainee Anousheh Ashoori arrived at Muscat in Oman at about 3.30pm UK time yesterday before travelling to RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire on a Titan Airways Boeing jet which was chartered privately by the UK Government.
Their release follows months of intensive diplomatic negotiations between London and Tehran, including the eventual payment of an outstanding £400 million debt owed by Britain to the regime.
Foreign secretary Liz Truss, who is at RAF Brize Norton for their arrival, said on Twitter: 'Delighted that Nazanin and Anoosheh have landed safely in the UK and are reunited with their families and loved ones. Welcome home.'
Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Mr Ashoori were initially taken to the Gulf state of Oman, which has been closely involved in the behind-the-scenes negotiations to secure their freedom.
Speaking yesterday, Mr Ratcliffe said: 'There will probably be a couple of days peace and quiet somewhere else, and then back here.
'The first thing she wanted was for me to make her a cup of tea, so we will do (that). I think actually we were looking at the house and it needs a bit of tidying, so there might be a bit of tidying, perhaps directed by mummy.'
He added that he had been 'kept out of' discussions about the debt the UK owed Iran, which Foreign Secretary Liz Truss confirmed had been settled.
Asked by broadcasters about this, Mr Ratcliffe said: 'We have obviously been kept out of the loop on it and at various points I've said, "look, listen, this is why she's being held, it is why it has gone on so long, and this is not our fight, please solve it". And until this point we have been kept out of it.'
He told the Times Nazanin will begin spending her first day home 'learning how to be happy again', adding: 'There's no solace looking back at the time we have lost.'
Charity worker Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 44, travelled to an airport in Tehran yesterday to come home to her family in the UK along with another detained British-Iranian, Anoosheh Ashouri, according to their lawyer Hojjat Kermani.
Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Mr Ashouri were then handed over to a British team at Tehran's International Imam Khomeini Airport. A source close to their families later told the Reuters news agency that both had left Iran.
Later, Badr Albusaidi, foreign minister for the Sultanate of Oman, tweeted a picture of Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Mr Ashouri after they landed in Muscat.
He said: 'Nazanin and Anoosheh have arrived safely in Oman. Sincere thanks for the hard work and good faith in Tehran and London that made this possible. Soon they will be with their loved ones at home. We hope this result will bring further progress in the dialogue between the parties.'
There had been much nervousness in Whitehall about the situation regarding Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe today despite her being freed, with sources stressing that she would not be considered free until she was actually on a plane.
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