Tuesday, September 15, 2026

French Nationals Freed From Detention In Iran, Returning To France, Macron Says

PARIS, April 7 (Reuters) - French nationals Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris are "free and on their way to France after three and a half years of detention in Iran", President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday in...

Iran, US to Hold Expert-Level Talks on Saturday, Not Wednesday, Tehran Says

CAIRO, April 22 (Reuters) - Expert-level Iran-U.S. talks that were supposed to take place on Wednesday will be shifted to Saturday, Tehran's foreign ministry spokesperson said, with a third round of high-level nuclear talks due on the same day in...

EXCLUSIVE: Why Islamic Republic Allowed Prompt Release of Italian Reporter

By Ahmad Rafat In less than a week, two hostages were freed from prisons in the Islamic Republic of Iran and returned to their respective countries: Cecilia Sala, an Italian journalist, and Nahid Taghavi, a...

Two French Nationals Freed by Iran Under ‘Islamic Clemency’, Iran’s Foreign Minister Says

DUBAI, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Two French citizens were freed because of "Islamic clemency" and are still in Iran, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told state media on Wednesday. The French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that Iran had...

Iran Accuses France of ‘Unconstructive’ Approach Ahead of Meeting

DUBAI, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry called upon Paris to review its "unconstructive" approach, a few days before Tehran is set to hold a new round of talks about its nuclear programme with major...

Rubio, Witkoff Head to Paris to Discuss Iran with Europeans

By Steve Holland and Elizabeth Pineau WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - Two of President Donald Trump's top national security aides plan to hold talks in Paris with French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday as the United States...

France Demands Release of Citizens Held in Iran After Tehran Floats Prisoner Swap

PARIS, Sept 12 (Reuters) - France reiterated its demands on Friday for the immediate, unconditional release of three French citizens held in Iran, declining to comment on a possible prisoner swap mentioned this week by the Iranian foreign...

Italian Journalist Sala Freed From Iran Prison, Returns Home

By Crispian Balmer ROME, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Italian journalist Cecilia Sala was freed by Iran on Wednesday and returned home, three weeks after she was detained in Tehran during a reporting trip. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Foreign...

Iran Executes Two Men Involved In January Protests Judiciary News Outlet Says

By Kayhan Life Staff and Reuters: Iran executed two men convicted of attempting to storm a military facility and access an armory during unrest in January, the judiciary’s Mizan news outlet reported. The men, identified...

German-Iranian Women’s Rights Activist Nahid Taghavi Released From Iranian Prison

BERLIN, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Nahid Taghavi, an Iranian-German women's rights activist, has been released from prison and is back in Germany after more than four years incarceration in Iran, Amnesty International said on Monday. The release...