French Hostages in Iran at the Mercy of Regime Bargaining

Le Monde

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Weakened by the war with Israel between 13 and 25 June, the regime hardened with regard to foreigners, complicating the fate of the French detained by the Iranian authorities, notably that of Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who had been imprisoned for three years.

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A rally of support to the French hostages Olivier Grondeau (released since March), Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, detained in Iran, in Paris, on 1 February 2025. SEBASTIEN DUPUY / AFP It is near noon, in Tehran, on 23 June, when Cécile Kohler hears a first detonation. Retents the noise of a second and then a third. The walls of the tiny cell of the prison of Evin, where the teacher of letters has been living locked up for three years, tremble.…