France, Iran
Intelligence chief Nicolas Lerner key architect of French prisoners' release

The head of France's DGSE foreign intelligence service, Nicolas Lerner.
The head of France's DGSE foreign intelligence service, Nicolas Lerner. © Amaury Cornu/Hans Lucas via AFP
The head of France's DGSE foreign intelligence service played a key role in the conditional release on 4 November of French nationals Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris held prisoner in Iran on charges of spying for the French state. [...]
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