Iran releases French citizen imprisoned for more than 880 days
No immediate details as to why backpacker Olivier Grondeau freed, and reasons for detention still unclear
A French citizen imprisoned in Iran for more than 880 days has been freed, as France and the rest of Europe try to pursue negotiations with Iran over its rapidly advancing nuclear programme.
The French president, Emmanuel Macron, gave no immediate details of what led to Olivier Grondeau’s release, though it came on Nowruz, the Persian new year, when Iran has released prisoners in the past.
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