Overview
- A French chargé d’affaires in Tehran visited the detained couple this week at an undisclosed facility, confirming they survived a June 23 Israeli airstrike on Evin Prison.
- Diplomatic and family sources report Iranian authorities have formally charged them with spying for Israel’s Mossad, conspiracy to overthrow the regime and corruption, offences punishable by death.
- Iran has yet to publicly confirm the new accusations, and Kohler and Paris remain without access to independent legal counsel.
- Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot branded the charges “completely unfounded” and called for the couple’s immediate, unconditional release.
- The French government has tied any reinstatement or tightening of sanctions against Iran to the swift liberation of the detained pair.