France, Iran, Ireland
Former hostage in Iran highlights French government failings

Bernard Phelan, a former hostage in Iran, is about to publish his prison memoir.
Bernard Phelan, a former hostage in Iran, is about to publish his prison memoir. © Charles Baron/PhotoPQR/L'Indépendant/MaxPPP
Bernard Phelan, a French-Irish national who was imprisoned for eight months in Vakilabad Prison in northern Iran, praises the speed and logistical capacity of French operations in the Middle East, but says the ministry of foreign affairs was hardly interested in him after his release. [...]
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