French Hostages Freed After 3 Years in Iran

0:00Two French citizens, 41-year-olds Cecille Coler, and 72-year-old Jacques Paris, just made it back home after more than three years. Lots of been Iran on spine charges. They rode out of Tehran by road on Tuesday and landed in Paris on Wednesday, right as a shaky ceasefire kicked in between the U.S. and Iran to cool. Down the regional fighting that started late February, arrested back in May 2022, while on vacation, they got out of Evan Prison last November, but couldn't leave the country until now. French diplomats sheltered them in Tehran, amid intense talks, sped up by the war's chaos, and some key phone chats between President Macron and Iran's. Later, Macron greeted them personally at the LSA palace, calling it a big diplomatic win after weeks of pressure. The pair opened up to reporters about the nightmare constant threats, blindfolded outside cells, no reading or writing, straight up hell they said but. They're unbroken and ready to speak out.

1:01Oman stepped in heavy with mediation, passing messages to Iran that sealed the deal at the last minute. Iran's side claims it's a straight swap for their national, Modia Esfandiari, who was under house arrest in France, but got free Tuesday too. These folks dodged a bullet amid the madness, bowing to testify and reclaim their lives. Proof quiet diplomacy can still cut through the noise when the stakes are sky high. This has been Canada News Today, powered by AI.