French nationals leave Iran after more than three years in detention

Two French nationals, who spent more than three years in an Iranian prison on espionage charges, headed home from the war-stricken country on Tuesday, President Emmanuel Macron said. Cecile Kohler, 41, and Jacques Paris, 72, had been under house arrest at the French embassy in Tehran ever since they were freed in November, with their fate even more uncertain after US-Israeli strikes on Iran started on February 28. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell reports.

Localisation: Tehran, Iran, Middle East
Source: France 24 English
Categorie: security
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:34:50 GMT