French nationals allowed to leave Iran after three and a half years

Ahram Online , Tuesday 7 Apr 2026

Two French nationals were heading home on Tuesday after Iran allowed them to leave the country following three and a half years in detention.

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Cecile Kohler and Jacques ‌Paris had been confined to France's embassy in Tehran since November, after being held since 2022 in the notorious Evin prison on spying charges that France has said were unfounded.

France has refused to support the US-Israeli war on Iran.

On Friday, Iran allowed a French-linked giant container to pass through the Strait of Hormuz as the first Western European ship to pass the key waterway since the start of the US-Israeli war on the country.
 

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