Sunday, May 10, 2026

French Report Reveals Infiltration Operations of Islamic Republic Secret Services in France 

By Kayhan Life Staff  A report titled “Infiltration into France of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Spies, Agents of  Influence, Thugs: The Mechanics of Chaos” has just been published in France and presented  to the...

Iran Frees Two French Nationals From Prison, Macron Says

PARIS, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Iran has released two French nationals imprisoned there for more than three years, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday, in an apparent exchange for an Iranian student who was conditionally freed in October. Cecile Kohler...

SPECIAL REPORT – Iran, Russia and the New Zealand Insurer That Kept Their Sanctioned...

https://kayhanlife.com/news/iran/new-zealand-reimposes-sanctions-on-iran-over-nuclear-non-compliance/ By Paul Carsten, Lucy Craymer, Gleb Stolyarov and Anna Hirtenstein AUCKLAND/LONDON, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Last Christmas, the tanker Yug cruised out of the Chinese port of Qingdao after offloading 2 million barrels of sanctioned Iranian oil. Near...

Iran Welcomes Conditional Release of Iranian Student in France

https://kayhanlife.com/authors/analysis-the-hostage-trade-is-central-to-irans-foreign-policy/   DUBAI, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Iran welcomed the conditional release of an Iranian student from French prison, the country's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, adding Tehran will strive for her full release. Iran has accused France of arbitrarily detaining Mahdieh Esfandiari,...

Iranian Detainee in France Set for Prisoner Swap

https://kayhanlife.com/authors/analysis-how-hostage-taking-is-an-integral-part-of-irans-foreign-policy/ DUBAI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - An Iranian student detained in France has been readied for a prisoner swap, an Iranian diplomat told semi-official Tasnim news agency on Tuesday, a day after Iran said there was necessary will to exchange...

France Angry at ‘Arbitrary’ Prison Sentences Against Citizens in Iran

https://kayhanlife.com/news/iran/iranian-court-gives-lengthy-jail-sentences-to-two-french-citizens-on-spying-charges/ By John Irish PARIS, Oct 16 (Reuters) - France condemned on Thursday the lengthy prison sentences given to two of its citizens for espionage, saying the charges were unfounded and the punishment arbitrary. Cecile Kohler and her partner Jacques Paris...

Iranian Court Gives Lengthy Jail Sentences to Two French Citizens on Spying Charges

DUBAI, Oct 14 (Reuters) - An Iranian lower court handed heavy prison sentences to two French citizens charged with spying for France and Israel, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday, a week after Paris...

French-German National Monterlos Returns to France After Release by Iran

Oct 8 (Reuters) - French-German national Lennart Monterlos has been released from detention in Iran and is back in France, outgoing French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Wednesday. Iran had been holding the 18-year-old cyclist after arresting him in...

Iran, France See Progress in Prisoner Exchange Deal

DUBAI/PARIS, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Iran and France indicated on Monday that talks on the release of two French citizens held in Iran in exchange for an Iranian national detained by France were progressing. Iran has been holding Cecile Kohler and her partner...

Iran Executes Seven over Killings of Security Forces, Cleric

DUBAI, Oct 4 (Reuters) - Iran on Saturday executed seven men convicted of killing security personnel and a cleric several years ago, the judiciary’s news agency Mizan reported. Six of the men were ethnic Arab separatists accused...