A French teenager who was on a cycling trip in Iran has been missing since June 16, a diplomatic source told AFP on Sunday.

Posts shared on Instagram identified the missing person as 18-year-old Lennart Monterlos, who allegedly also holds German citizenship.

“This disappearance is worrying. We are in contact with the family about this,” the French diplomatic source said, when asked about the missing person notices on social media.

French nationals are advised not to travel to Iran, as the government is implementing “a deliberate policy of taking Western hostages,” the source added.

The source was unable to confirm if the young Frenchman was among the Europeans recently arrested in Iran on charges of spying for Israel.

Iran is believed to hold around 20 European nationals, many of whose cases have never been publicized.

Three other Europeans, who have not been identified, have also been arrested in the wake of the recent conflict, two of........

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