An Iranian student detained in France has been readied for a prisoner swap, an Iranian diplomat told semi-official Tasnim news agency on Tuesday, a day after Iran said there was necessary will to exchange prisoners with France. “The foreign minister announced that Mrs. Esfandyari was placed in the exchange channel and we have put together a political and consular package that both countries must implement,” the deputy for Consular Affairs at Iran’s foreign ministry said. Cecile Kohler and her partner Jacques Paris, both French citizens, have been detained in Iran since 2022.

DUBAI: Both Tehran and Paris have the necessary will to resolve the “issue” of prisoners, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, a week after an…

Iran and France express commitment to resolving the prisoner issue amid ongoing tensions and recent heavy sentences for two French citizens.

An Iranian student detained in France has been readied for a prisoner swap, an Iranian diplomat told semi-official Tasnim news agency on Tuesday, a day after Iran said there was…

Iranian citizen Mahdieh Esfandiari, who was arrested in France in February and accused of promoting terrorism on social media, was conditionally released on Wednesday. France and…