Susanna Reid fights tears as she watches Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe hug daughter

17.03.2022 - 15:31 / ok.co.uk

Susanna Reid choked up as she watched Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe reunite with her daughter Garbiella, seven, following six years in an Iranian prison. Nazanin, 44, was detained for years after being accused in 2016 of "plotting to overthrow the Iranian government," which she's always denied. She was sentenced to a further year in prison in April 2021 and slapped with a one-year travel ban on charges of propaganda against the government.

Her release came after extensive negotiations by the UK and Iranian government after Nazanin's husband Richard, 45, campaigned for years. Nazanin landed in the UK at 1am on Thursday 17 March at RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire. Emotional footage showed Nazanin touching down in the UK, going down the stairs from the plane and finally reuniting with her family.

Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter With her voice audibly shaking, Susanna, 51, who recently wowed with her new 'disco' look, told viewers on Good Morning Britain: “Richard Ratcliffe made the decision to openly campaign, to go on hunger strike. “He had been warned it could risk Nazanin’s life and the risk that he took in order to speak out was hugely courageous and as a result brought everyone with him. As the huge response from viewers comes in, everyone’s invested." She continued: "We’ve also seen the risks of misspeaking about it, Boris Johnson as Foreign Secretary, one wrong word.

“Richard must have been walking on eggshells the entire time, worried about saying the right thing. He has done absolutely the right thing at every stage. Absolutely brilliant work.” As Susanna spoke, footage showed Nazanin's daughter Gabriella running towards her and shouting "Mummy!"