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 a post on social media platform X.Lawmakers greeted the announcement with a standing ovation at the National Assembly. (Reporting by Dominique Vidalon and Elizabeth Pineau; Writing by Makini Brice; Editing by Charlotte Van Campenhout)
French nationals released from Iran, returning to France, Macron says
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