French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that Louis Arnaud, a French national has been released from prison in Iran. Arnaud was arrested in Iran on September 28, 2022, and transferred to Evin Prison.

Last night, French President Emmanuel Macron stated in a post: “Louis Arnaud has been freed. He will be in France tomorrow after a long imprisonment in Iran.”

In January 2023, the spokesperson for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported the arrest of Louis Arnaud in Iran and stated that he had been detained while traveling in Iran on September 28, 2022. The spokesperson had noted that he was being held in “very difficult conditions” in Evin Prison.