Iran ‘to look into’ releasing British national after Johnson’s visit

Iran’s Foreign Ministry will raise the case of a detained British-Iranian woman with the judiciary “out of humanitarian concerns” following a visit by British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, AP reports. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is serving a five-year sentence for allegedly plotting to overthrow the Iranian government. Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi said on Monday that the final decision rests with the judiciary. Johnson raised the case during a two-day visit to Iran that concluded on Sunday. Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a charity worker, was detained in April 2016. Her family has denied the allegations against her.