Iranian state television aired a video on Thursday in which two French citizens detained for “spying” in Iran in May appeared to confess to acting on behalf of a French security service, amid weeks of unrest that Tehran has linked to foreign foes.
France’s Foreign Ministry categorically denied that the two were members of the French intelligence services and accused Iran of the practices of the “worst dictatorial regimes” over the video confessions.
Iran’s intelligence ministry said in May it had arrested two Europeans for allegedly fomenting “insecurity” in Iran. France has condemned their arrest and demanded the immediate release of Cecile Kohler
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