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French nationals released from Iran, returning to France, Macron says

By Thomson Reuters Apr 7, 2026 | 8:39 AM

PARIS, April 7 (Reuters) – French nationals Cecile ​Kohler ‌and Jacques Paris are “free and on their ‌way ​to ⁠France, after three ⁠and a half years of detention ​in Iran,” President ⁠Emmanuel Macron ⁠said on ​Tuesday in ​a post on social ‌media platform X.

Lawmakers greeted the ⁠announcement with a standing ovation at ⁠the ‌National ⁠Assembly.

(Reporting by ​Dominique ‌Vidalon and ​Elizabeth Pineau; ⁠Writing by Makini Brice; Editing by Charlotte Van ​Campenhout)