Oofficially, this is just a gesture of “Islamic clemency”. That is how the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Abbas Araghchi, confirmed the decision of the Judicial Authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran to release on bail on Tuesday, November 4, two French citizens, Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who had been detained for almost three and a half years in the Evin prison in Tehran.
On the French side, Emmanuel Macron praised the President of the Republic and thanked “all state services” for their mobilization. If…
