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Iran reveals identities of two detained French 'spies'  

State media aired what it said was Intelligence Ministry footage of the arrest of two French citizens, accused of attempting to "instigate chaos" by inciting Iran's protesting teachers.    

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Colleagues of the French-Iranian academic Fariba Adelkhah hold placards depicting her as they gather in Paris on Jan. 13, 2022, following the decision of the Iranian government to send her back to prison after a period of house arrest. — THOMAS COEX/AFP via Getty Images

One week after a statement on the arrest of two Europeans, Iran's Intelligence Ministry revealed the identities, nationality and details of what it claimed to be close surveillance of the two.  

Aired by the conservative-controlled state television, the Intelligence Ministry's video report referred to French citizens Cecile Kohler, 37, and Chuck Paris, 69, as "spies," who landed in Tehran from neighboring Turkey on a tourist visa April 28.  

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