Two French nationals freed from Iranian prison after more than 3 years in detention

Iran on Tuesday released two French nationals who had been imprisoned there for more than three years.

Cécile Kohler, 41, and her partner Jacques Paris, 72, were arrested in May 2022 while on what they said was a holiday in Iran and sentenced to lengthy jail terms on espionage charges.

Both France and their families have said that allegations that they were working for the intelligence services were unfounded.

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