Iran: What to know about the situation of French nationals Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris

A French court on Thursday (February 26) sentenced Iranian national Mahdieh Esfandiari to prison for justifying terrorism in a case linked to a possible prisoner swap with two French citizens held in Iran. Observers see her as a potential bargaining chip in negotiations with Tehran for the release of Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who are still waiting to leave Iran.

By FRANCE24