Iran frees imprisoned French citizen: Macron

France's President Emmanuel Macron delivers remarks during a press conference held at the Pavillon Cambon Capucines in Paris, on June 12, 2024. (AFP/File)

PARIS: Iranian authorities have released a French citizen held since September 2022, France’s President Emmanuel Macron announced Wednesday, urging Tehran to free three other French citizens “without delay.”

“Louis Arnaud is free. Tomorrow he will be in France after a long incarceration in Iran,” Macron posted on X, thanking Oman in particular for helping to secure “this happy outcome.”