French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on March 24, 2026. [Mustafa YalΓ§Δ±n - Anadolu Agency]
Iran has released two French nationals, who had been in detention for more than three years, French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday, Anadolu reports. “Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris are free and on their way to French territory after three and a half years of detention in Iran. It is a relief for all of us, and of course for their families,” Macron said on US social media platform X. He also thanked Omani authorities for their mediation efforts along with the state services and citizens who mobilized and contributed to their return. Cecile Kohler, a literature teacher, and her companion Jacques Paris were arrested in May 2022 during a tourist trip to Iran. They were accused by Iranian […]

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