Cécile Kohler's Family Spoke to Her for First Time Since Her Arrest in Iran

French Cécile Kohler/ Viral Photo
French Cécile Kohler/ Viral Photo
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Cécile Kohler's Family Spoke to Her for First Time Since Her Arrest in Iran

French Cécile Kohler/ Viral Photo
French Cécile Kohler/ Viral Photo

The family of Cécile Kohler, a Frenchwoman detained in Iran, was able to speak to her for the first time since her arrest in May, through a video call on WhatsApp last Sunday, her support committee announced on Saturday.

“The interview, which lasted for few minutes, had not been announced. It took place under surveillance. Wearing a veil, Cécile could not speak freely” said the "Freedom for Cécile" committee in a press release.

According to her family members, “she was in tears” when they answered the call.

“We felt she was psychologically suffering, especially because she was unable to have any contact with her family for more than seven months," the committee added.

Her family voiced extreme concern, saying their daughter was suffering, but said they were “relieved to have finally had direct contact.”

Cécile Kohler and her partner Jacques Paris have been detained in Iran since May 2022 when they were visiting as tourists. Tehran accuses them of espionage.



Musk Says ‘America Party’ Is Formed in US

Elon Musk is seen with a bruised eye that Musk claimed he received at the hands of his son, X Æ A-12, as he attends a press conference with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 30, 2025. (Reuters)
Elon Musk is seen with a bruised eye that Musk claimed he received at the hands of his son, X Æ A-12, as he attends a press conference with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 30, 2025. (Reuters)
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Musk Says ‘America Party’ Is Formed in US

Elon Musk is seen with a bruised eye that Musk claimed he received at the hands of his son, X Æ A-12, as he attends a press conference with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 30, 2025. (Reuters)
Elon Musk is seen with a bruised eye that Musk claimed he received at the hands of his son, X Æ A-12, as he attends a press conference with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 30, 2025. (Reuters)

A day after asking his followers on X whether a new US political party should be created, Elon Musk said on Saturday that the "America Party is formed."

"By a factor of 2 to 1, you want a new political party and you shall have it!" he said in a post on X.

"Today, the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom."

The announcement from Musk comes after President Donald Trump signed a tax-cut and spending bill into law on Friday, which the billionaire chief executive officer of Tesla fiercely opposed.

Musk spent hundreds of millions on Trump's re-election and led the Department of Government Efficiency under the Trump administration aimed at slashing government spending, but the two have since fallen out over disagreements about the bill.

Trump earlier this week threatened to cut off the billions of dollars in subsidies that Musk's companies receive from the federal government.

Musk said previously that he would start a new political party and spend money to unseat lawmakers who supported the bill.

Republicans have expressed concern that Musk's on-again, off-again feud with Trump could hurt their chances to protect their majority in the 2026 midterm congressional elections.