Overview

• Tasnim, citing the justice chief of Hormozgan province, reported that 19-year-old Lennart Monterlos was cleared after months in detention.
• The regional court said it issued the acquittal by applying legal principles and noting doubt about the alleged offense.
• The public prosecutor can still challenge the ruling through an appeal, according to the report.
• Monterlos was arrested on June 16 during a twelve-day Iran–Israel conflict on an espionage accusation that officials did not clearly specify.
• The dual German-French citizen had been cycling from Paris toward Tokyo, entered Iran via Turkey in May, and documented his journey on Instagram.