An advocacy group created to secure his release said at the time ... although he did not provide details. He urged French citizens to avoid traveling to Iran, saying, “They are in immediate ...

The President added "our mobilisation will not weaken" to ensure the release of two other French citizens still held by Iran in what Paris views as state hostage-taking. No further details of Mr ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- A French citizen imprisoned in Iran for more than 880 days has ... the ministry said. The release came ahead of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, when Iran has released ...

Grondeau was arrested in Shiraz, southern Iran, and sentenced to five years in prison for “conspiracy against the Islamic Republic.” The French president also said his government would work to secure ...

French authorities have reiterated their support for two French citizens who ... to secure their release. France will continue to maintain a clear and firm policy toward Iran," the Foreign Affairs ...

The European Union has imposed sanctions on seven Iranian prison and justice officials over what the it says is a politically ...

Supporters and relatives of French citizens detained in Iran, Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, gather in front of the Eiffel Tower, during a rally demanding their release, in Paris, France ...

He renewed the government's call for any French citizens still in Iran to leave the country without ... of the French authorities to secure their release," he added.

European Union foreign ministers on Monday adopted sanctions against seven Iranian individuals and two organisations over the ...

Among them are at least 20 European citizens ... Iran over the issue. "I am happy that we can take these sanctions today against seven people and two entities, including the Shiraz prison," French ...