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Olivier Vandecasteele, the Belgian aid worker held for 455 days in Iran, has finally been released, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo announced on Friday (26 May).

French minister Catherine Colonna said they pleaded for the release of two prisoners with Iranian authorities on the basis of their poor health.

Some 15 European citizens are currently detained in Iranian prisons proving a major source of diplomatic tension between Iran and the EU.

Iran Vice President Mohammad Dehghan says that without the "symbol" of compulsory hijab for women, the Islamic Republic "would not have much of a meaning".

Iran on Friday released two French citizens, including one also holding Irish nationality, as Paris urged Tehran to free other for

Iran on Friday released two French citizens jailed in separate cases and they are both now returning to France, the French foreign

Bernard Phelan, 64, from Clonmel in Co Tipperary was arrested in Iran seven months ago over allegations of national security-related crimes – which he denies

Irish/French national Bernard Phelan had been held in prison in north-east Iran alongside Benjamin Briere…

Iran on Friday released two French citizens jailed in separate cases and they are both now returning to France, the French foreign minister said.

Irish/French national Bernard Phelan had been held in prison in north-east Iran alongside Benjamin Briere