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

A woman walks past posters with the portraits of Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, two French citizens held in Iran, on the day of support rallies to mark their three-year detention and to demand their release, in front of the National Assembly in Paris, France, May 7, 2025. The slogan reads "Freedom for Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris". REUTERS/Abdul Saboor/File Photo

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)