British-Australian woman Jolie King and her Australian boyfriend, Mark Firkin, have been released from detention in Iran. (AAP)
An Australian travel-blogging couple, who last month were revealed to be detained in Iran, have been released following “very sensitive negotiations” with Tehran, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said Saturday.
Perth-based Jolie King and Mark Firkin have been returned to Australia, Payne said, but a third Australian citizen identified as having been recently arrested by Iranian authorities remained in detention.
Iran charged the three with spying. The couple alleged to have used a drone to take pictures of military sites while a third was accused of spying for another country, spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili told reporters.
Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said there was “no reason” to believe the arrests were politically motivated.
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