Seek an alternative to avoid the conflagration of the Middle East. More than a week after the start of the war between Iran and Israel, Emmanuel Macron said this Saturday, June 21 on X that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called him.
The French president says that Europeans will “accelerate negotiations” with Iran. “I am convinced that there is a path to get out of the war,” he insists.
The head of state also warned his counterpart from his “deep concern concerning the Iranian nuclear program”, assuring that “Iran should never have nuclear weapons” and must “give any guarantee that his intentions are peaceful”.
The Iranian President @drpezeshkian called me.
I first repeated my requirement to him: Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris must be released. Their inhuman detention is unfair. I await their return to France.
I also told him my deep concern about the program …
– Emmanuel Macron (@emmanuelmacron) June 21, 2025
“Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris must be released”
The head of state also demanded the release of Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, arrested in May 2022 for “espionage” and imprisoned since in the prison of Evin de Tehran.
“Their inhuman detention is unfair. I am waiting for their return to France, ”he insisted.
Since the exchanges of strikes between Iran and Israel, concern has grown for those close to the two French. Noémie, Cécile Kohler’s sister, even pointed out bombings near the prison.
“By referring to the cards available online, I noticed that there had been several strikes about two kilometers from section 209 of Evin prison,” she confided, a week ago to the Parisian.
The relatives of Cécile Kohler have been without news from her since May 28.