France sentences Iranian woman to one year in prison for ‘justifying terrorism’

France 24 · Feb 26, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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A French court on Thursday sentenced an Iranian woman, Mahdieh Esfandiari, to one year in prison on charges of justifying terrorism in a move that observers believe could spur Paris's negotiations with Tehran for the release of French nationals Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris, who are detained in Iran.

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