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| Quid pro quo: Iranian citizen who was held in France returns: state TV |
| 2026-04-16 |
| [IsraelTimes] Iranian national Mahdieh Esfandiari, who was held in France for over a year, has returned home, Iranian state television reports, a week after Iran released two French citizens. “Mahdieh Esfandiari, a Palestinian rights activist, has returned to Iran after her release from prison in France,” state television says. Esfandiari’s release came a week after French citizens Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who spent more than three years in Iranian prisons on espionage charges, arrived in France. Related: Cecile Kohler 04/09/2026 French couple allowed to leave Iran after more than three years in detention Cecile Kohler 11/05/2025 Iran frees French pair held for over 3 years for allegedly spying for Israel, France Cecile Kohler 10/15/2025 Iran court sentences 2 French citizens to long jail terms for spying for Israel, France |
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