Paris, France, April 7, 2026 (AFP) - French pair held in Iran 'free and on their way to France': Macron

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2026-04-07

Two French nationals held in Iran are on their way back home, President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday, following their release in November after more than three years in prison on espionage charges. "Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris are free and on their way to France, after three and a half years in detention in Iran," the French president wrote on X. A source at the French foreign ministry said they left Iran Tuesday at dawn in a diplomatic convo......

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