France, March 20 -- Iran has freed a French man who was jailed for nearly two and a half years on security charges. Olivier Grondeau, one of three French nationals held in Iran, arrived in France on Monday, the French presidency said.

Officials did not give details about the circumstances of his release, which came on Nowruz, the Persian New Year. Iran has previously freed prisoners on this occasion.

Grondeau, who turns 35 next week, has been hospitalised for medical tests after becoming weak during his detention in Tehran's Evin prison.

He was arrested in October 2022 in Shiraz, southern Iran, during protests that erupted after the death of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old died after being detained by Iran's morality police for allegedly ...