Iran ‘frees French researcher under prisoner exchange deal’

<div><p>Roland Marchal, whose colleague remains in detention, reportedly released in return for Iranian engineer</p><p>Emmanuel Macron says Iran has freed a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/16/iran-to-limit-inspectors-access-to-its-nuclear-facilities">French researcher</a> imprisoned in the country, after France reportedly released an Iranian threatened with extradition to the US.</p><p>Macron said on Saturday he was “happy to announce the release of Roland Marchal, imprisoned in Iran since June 2019” and urged the Iranian authorities to immediately also free <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/15/france-demands-access-to-academic-fariba-adelkhah-held-in-iran">fellow researcher </a><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/15/france-demands-access-to-academic-fariba-adelkhah-held-in-iran">Fariba Adelkhah</a>, the French president’s office said.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/21/iran-frees-french-researcher-under-prisoner-exchange-deal">Continue reading...</a></div>