French nationals Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris are "free and on their way to France, after three and a half years of detention in Iran", President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday in a post on social media platform X. The two former detainees were released in November after more than three years in prison on espionage charges.
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'Free and on their way to France': Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris released by Iran, says Macron
France 24
April 07, 2026
13:28 GMT
French nationals Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris are "free and on their way to France, after three and a half years of detention in Iran", President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday in a post on social media platform X. The two former detainees were released in November after more than three years in prison on espionage charges.
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French nationals Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris are "free and on their way to France, after three and a half years of detention in Iran", President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday in a post on social media platform X. The two former detainees were released in November after more than three years in prison on espionage charges.
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