New Zealand couple disappeared in Iran for four months, left the country “unharmed”

Relief – The conditions of their residence are still unclear, but the Iranian authorities say the bloggers have not been arrested or detained

It was their effect Lost For four months after their arrival Iran. Two travel bloggers from New Zealand Wellington announced on Wednesday that he had finally left the country safely after secret talks between the two governments. Bridget Thakoray and her husband, Topher Richwaite, the son of one of the richest men in the archipelago, arrived in Iran from Turkey in early July.

Soon the newlyweds fell silent on the social networks that they used to feed pictures of their travels. For months, 30,000 or so fans, increasingly concerned about them, sent messages that went unheeded. At the same time, the New Zealand government preferred to remain silent about them.

“Hostage Diplomacy”

And the island state’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, announced, on Wednesday, that the government had “worked very hard” during this period to “ensure (the departure) is completely safe” for the couple who went through a “difficult period”. The conditions of their residence in the Islamic Republic remain unclear. Iranian authorities claimed that the couple had not been detained or arrested and (…) Read more in 20 minutes

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