French President Emmanuel Macron held a phone call with his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian.

Axar.az reports Macron shared the news on his official X account.

"The Iranian president called me. I reiterated my firm demand: Cécile Kohler and Jacques Paris must be released. Their inhumane detention is unjust. I expect them to return to France," he wrote.

He added that he also expressed deep concern about Iran’s nuclear program during the conversation:

"Here again, my position is clear: Iran must never acquire nuclear weapons, and it is up to Iran to provide full guarantees that its intentions are peaceful. I am convinced that a path exists to end war and avoid even greater dangers. To achieve this, we will accelerate the negotiations led by France and its European partners with Iran," he noted.