An Iranian national convicted in France returns to Iran after release of 2 French citizens

NewsWorldEuropeAn Iranian national convicted in France returns to Iran after release of 2 French citizensAn Iranian national, Mahdieh Esfandiari, convicted in France for inciting terrorism, has returned to IranVia AP news wire Wednesday 15 April 2026 12:14 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"31769535358eec957ba85c205fbbcec1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/france-paris-tehran-emmanuel-macron-hamas-b2958091.html","title":"An Iranian national convicted in France returns to Iran after release of 2 French citizens"}}An Iranian national convicted in France returns to Iran after release of 2 French citizensShow all 4{"adUnitPath":"71347885/_main_independent/gallery","className":"","title":"An Iranian national convicted in France returns to Iran after release of 2 French citizens","gallery":[{"data":{"title":"EU France Iran","description":"FILE - Iran's Mahdieh Esfandiari, accused of glorifying terrorism, arrives for her trial in court Jan. 14, 2026 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)","caption":"EU France Iran","copyright":"Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.","credit":"ASSOCIATED PRESS","alt":null,"url":"https://static.independent.co.uk/2026/04/15/12/EU_France_Iran_35765.jpg","id":"7e6cfc4afb1748a48712d294e9727723","mid":6626088,"uid":0,"smartframe":null,"extra":{"imageSize":{"width":6474,"height":4316}}},"type":"image"},{"data":{"title":"EU France Iran","description":"FILE - Iran's Mahdieh Esfandiari, accused of glorifying terrorism, arrives for her trial in court, Jan. 14, 2026 in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)","caption":"EU France Iran","copyright":"Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.","credit":"ASSOCIATED PRESS","alt":null,"url":"https://static.independent.c...