Two French Citizens Freed After 3.5 Years in Iranian Prison

Two French citizens who spent more than three years imprisoned in Iran are now heading home, French President Emmanuel Macron announced Tuesday.

Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris are “free and on their way to France, after three and a half years of detention in Iran,” Macron wrote on the social media platform X.

The news prompted French legislators to rise in a standing ovation when the announcement was shared at the National Assembly in Paris.