Overview

• Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot announced Monterlos is free, crediting French diplomats, with his return to France expected on Thursday.
• Iran’s judiciary said a court acquitted him on Monday after considering legal principles and doubts about the alleged offense.
• French media reported he left Iran on Wednesday on a commercial flight via Dubai after several days at the French embassy in Tehran.
• The 19-year-old was arrested on June 16 in Bandar Abbas while cycling across Iran and preparing to exit as his visa neared expiry.
• Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris remain detained on espionage charges, with officials citing strong prospects for their return and discussion of a possible exchange involving Iranian national Mahdieh Esfandiari.