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General Category => World News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on November 16, 2017, 03:00:58 pm
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Britain 'is ready to pay £450million debt over deal to sell Chieftain tanks to Iran' to help free jailed British mother
The Shah of Iran paid for and ordered 1,750 Cheiftan tanks from Britain
But he was toppled in 1979 and order was cancelled by his successors
Now Britain is reportedly planning to give back the money Iran paid
Government insists it's not connected to bid to free Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
By Charlie Moore For Mailonline
Published: 18:21 EST, 15 November 2017 | Updated: 20:22 EST, 15 November 2017
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5087177/Britain-ready-pay-450million-debt-Iran.html#ixzz4ybhXkcvZ
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