French President Emmanuel Macron says Iran has allowed two French former detainees, Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, to leave the country. They’d been holed up in French diplomatic premises there since their release from prison. He said in a tweet that the two are free and heading toward French territory, after three and a half years of detention in Iran. The green light for them to leave Iran signaled how Iran is differentiating between nations, treating some favorably and others as foes, in the context of the Iran war. Macron has distanced France from the conflict, saying his country wasn’t consulted in advance about the U.S-Israel strikes and didn’t want the war. Macron thanked Oman for playing a mediation role.
