French President Emmanuel Macron announced the release of two French citizens after three and a half years of detention in Iran.

“Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris are free and on their way to French territory after three and a half years of detention in Iran. This is a relief for all of us and, of course, for their families.

Thanks to the authorities of Oman for their mediation efforts, as well as to public services and citizens who mobilized tirelessly and thereby contributed to their return,” Macron wrote on social media platform X.