Overview
- Lennart Monterlos, 19, arrived at Paris Charles de Gaulle, where his parents greeted him, and he is receiving standard medical care from the Foreign Ministry.
- Iran detained the German-French cyclist in June in Hormozgan province, alleging he spied for Israeli intelligence during his long-distance bike trip.
- An Iranian court cleared him of the espionage charge days ago, and French diplomats accompanied him back to France.
- France is pressing for the immediate release of Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, as Iranian officials signal a possible reciprocal arrangement involving an Iranian scientist jailed in France.
- President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the outcome, while Western governments and rights groups continue to accuse Iran of practicing hostage diplomacy; Kohler and Paris face spying accusations that could carry the death penalty.