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Both Tehran and Paris person the indispensable volition to resoluteness the "issue" of prisoners, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said connected Monday (October 20, 2025), a week aft an Iranian tribunal gave dense situation sentences to 2 French citizens.
"We are pursuing the contented seriously. We judge some sides person the indispensable volition to resoluteness this issue," Mr. Baghaei said erstwhile asked astatine a play property league astir the anticipation of a captive swap.
Cecile Kohler and her partner, Jacques Paris, are the lone 2 French citizens being held successful Iran and person been detained since 2022. Iran has accused France of arbitrarily detaining Mahdieh Esfandiari, an Iranian pupil surviving successful the French metropolis of Lyon, who was arrested this twelvemonth implicit anti-Israel societal media posts.
