Iran arrested French tourist nine months ago - his lawyer tells Reuters

Iran has detained a French tourist for nine months and his lawyers have been denied access to him, one of the lawyers, Saeid Dehghan, told Reuters on Wednesday. He was detained nine months ago and he faces contradictory and baseless charges," Dehghan said. Iran's judiciary was not available to comment.

Iran has detained a French tourist for nine months and his lawyers have been denied access to him, one of the lawyers, Saeid Dehghan, told Reuters on Wednesday. "His name is Benjamin and he is being held at the Vakilabad prison in the city of Mashahd. He was detained nine months ago and he faces contradictory and baseless charges," Dehghan said.

Iran's judiciary was not available to comment. The arrest, if confirmed, would come at a sensitive time, when the United States and European parties to Iran's 2015 nuclear deal are trying to restore the pact that was abandoned by former U.S. President Donald Trump in 2018. (Writing by Parisa Hafezi Editing by Gareth Jones)