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Macron Secures Release of French Spies from Iran

11/5/2025

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French President Emmanuel Macron announced the release of French detainees Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris after more than three years on spying charges.
The detainees are safe at the French Residence in Tehran.
A Revolutionary Court had sentenced them to decades in prison on espionage accusations, though Iran denies the charges.
Western nations accuse Iran of using foreign prisoners as leverage.

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French President Emmanuel Macron announced the release of French detainees Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris after more than three years on spying charges.
The detainees are safe at the French Residence in Tehran.
A Revolutionary Court had sentenced them to decades in prison on espionage accusations, though Iran denies the charges.
Western nations accuse Iran of using foreign prisoners as leverage.