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00:00This is the last video Lennar Monterlot posted on social media on the 15th of June.
00:05Today I'm in Iran and I'm leaving comfort for a crazy adventure in the desert and the
00:10heat.
00:11The next day, the 18-year-old Franco-German tourist communicated with his friends and
00:16family one final time, and then he disappeared.
00:21This missing person notice was published on social networks.
00:24The French Foreign Ministry fear he may have been arrested by the Iranian authorities.
00:29This is a warring disappearance.
00:33We're obviously in contact with the family.
00:35It's warring because Iran has a deliberate policy of taking Westerners hostage.
00:42Originally from Besançon in the east of France, Lennar Monterlot had been travelling by bike
00:46since last summer.
00:48At 18 years old, I'm travelling across the most dangerous countries in the world.
00:54After passing through Europe and Turkey, he spent a long time in Iran, according to this
00:58map.
00:59He had fallen in love with the country and he sarcastically seemed to encourage others
01:03to defy the recommendations of the French Foreign Office.
01:06Don't make the mistake I did of travelling to Iran.
01:11Listen to the media.
01:12It's a very dangerous country.
01:14Don't come to Iran.
01:15So what happened to the young cyclist?
01:18Was he arrested or was he the victim of an accident?
01:22In one of his latest Instagram posts, he indicated that his Iranian visa was due to expire on June
01:2725th, at which point he planned to travel to Afghanistan.
01:31His parents have not responded to media requests.

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