NAZANIN Zaghari-Ratcliffe beams from her freedom flight out of Iran as she finally heads home to Britain after six years in jail.
Labour MP Tulip Siddiq shared the first snap of the London mum safely in her plane seat after being released by Tehran.
Following successful haggling over a £400million debt she will at last be reunited with devoted husband Richard and daughter Gabriella in Hampstead.
Aid worker Nazanin, 44, was arrested in 2016 after a holiday visit with Gabriella and convicted of plotting to overthrow the government.
She was thrown in jail for five years and served another year under house arrest.
Her case was at the centre of bargaining over the debt Britain owed Iran dating back to the 1970s after the UK cancelled an order of 1,500 tanks.
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Boris Johnson this afternoon confirmed the debt has been settled, meaning she and another detained British-Iranian have been released.
He said: “I am very pleased to confirm that the unfair detention of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori in Iran has ended today, and they will now return to the UK.
“The UK has worked intensively to secure their release and I am delighted they will be reunited with their families and loved ones.”
The pair will fly to Oman before getting another plane back to the UK tonight.
Foreign secretary Liz Truss said a third British national, Morad Tahbaz, has also been freed from prison but only temporarily.
She revealed she held two secret talks with her Iranian counterpart last month as a “final push to bring negotiations to a successful conclusion”.
Ms Truss said: “We have the deepest admiration for the resolve, courage and determination Nazanin, Anoosheh and Morad, and their families, have shown.
“They have faced hardship that no family should ever experience and this is a moment of great relief.”
Because Iran is subject to international sanctions Britain did not pay the debt with cash.
The Foreign Secretary did not reveal how exactly the debt was settled but said the funds “will be ring-fenced solely for the purchase of humanitarian goods”.
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A breakthrough was reached yesterday when Iran handed back her passport and officials intensified talks for her release.
Boris Johnson this morning said negotiations were going “down to the wire” but remained tight lipped to avoid jeopardising the negotiations.
Her Labour MP Tulip Siddiq said Nazanin had been waiting anxiously with her bags packed.
Husband Richard spent 21 days on hunger strike last year to highlight his wife’s desperate plight.
Piers Morgan tweeted this morning: “Thinking of this guy right now. What a day for him and his family, and what a remarkable campaign he fought for so long to ensure nobody forgot about his wife. Absolutely thrilled for you, Richard Ratcliffe.”
Sadiq Khan said: “I’m delighted to hear that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is on her way home to be reunited with her family.
“Nazanin and her loved ones have shown great courage, strength and steadfastness through this unimaginably difficult time.
BBC presenter Joanna Gosling choked up with emotion as she announced the news live on TV.
Ms Siddiq praised Liz Truss as the only foreign secretary who “actually did something” to help Nazanin.
She said: “I’ve dealt with three prime ministers and five foreign secretaries, it’s finally when I came to a woman who was foreign secretary who actually did something.”
Nazanin’s family have been scarred by years of false hope after discussions to free her fell through.
Anoosheh Ashoori was also serving a four-year jail term in Tehran on spying charges, which he denies.
