Two French citizens have been sentenced in Iran for espionage and collaboration with foreign services, receiving sentences of up to 20 years.

Iranian judicial authorities have sentenced two French citizens, Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, on serious charges, including espionage in favor of French intelligence services and collaboration with the Zionist regime. The first defendant received a total sentence of 31 years, including 6 years for espionage, 5 years for conspiracy against national security, and 20 years of detention in exile. The second was sentenced to 32 years, with 10 years for espionage, 5 years for conspiracy, and 17 years for complicity. The two are the only known French citizens detained in Iran, having been arrested in 2022, while another Franco-German young man was released after acquittal.