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French Espionage Duo Returns from Iranian Imprisonment

4/9/2026

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Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris returned to Paris after more than three years in an Iranian prison on espionage charges.
They had been under house arrest at the French embassy in Tehran since their release in November.
Their return comes amid heightened tensions after US-Israeli strikes on Iran that began on February 28.
They landed at Charles de Gaulle Airport shortly before 9:00 AM local time.

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Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris returned to Paris after more than three years in an Iranian prison on espionage charges.
They had been under house arrest at the French embassy in Tehran since their release in November.
Their return comes amid heightened tensions after US-Israeli strikes on Iran that began on February 28.
They landed at Charles de Gaulle Airport shortly before 9:00 AM local time.