Two French nationals freed by Iran under 'Islamic clemency', Iran's foreign minister says

FILE PHOTO: Posters of Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris in front of the National Assembly in Paris
FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past posters with the portraits of Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, two French citizens held in Iran, in Paris, France, May 7, 2025. The slogan reads "Freedom for Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris". REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/File Photo
Source: REUTERS

Two French citizens were freed because of "Islamic clemency" and are still in Iran, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told state media on Wednesday.

The French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that Iran had released Cecile Kohler and her partner Jacques Paris, who were detained in Iran for over three years and were convicted of spying.

The two are currently at the French embassy in Iran, Araqchi said, adding an Iranian woman freed by Paris earlier this year is at the Iranian embassy in France.

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