Two more French citizens held in Iran, bringing total to seven
Two more French citizens have been detained in Iran, bringing to seven the number of people from France held in the Islamic Republic, Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said on Saturday.
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Two more French citizens have been detained in Iran, bringing to seven the number of people from France held in the Islamic Republic, Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said on Saturday.
In Iran, two French nationals were arrested, said Catherine Colonna, head of French diplomacy, to the daily "Le Parisien". Today, there are now seven French people who are detained in the prisons of the Islamic Republic. The Quai d'Orsay has since called on French people visiting Iran to "leave the country as soon as possible."
Influencers Christopher Richwhite and Bridget Thackwray had disappeared after entering Iran in July and had been prevented from leaving
Five French citizens are currently being held in Iran, Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said on Tuesday, increasing by one the previous number confirmed by Paris.
Nearly five French people are currently being held in Iran, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna announced on Tuesday. our compatriots who are being held in Iran," she also announced.