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Iran has detained two travel influencers who were traveling the country and said they were documenting their trip on social media as a way to "break the stigma" around countries with scary reputations.

Jolie King and her boyfriend, Mark Firkin, are being held in Tehran's high-security Evin Prison, according to Pouria Zeraati, the editor-in-chief of the Persian-language channel Manoto TV.

Zeraati said they had been there since their arrest in July on charges of flying a drone without a license.

Firkin is an Australian national, while King is a British-Australian dual citizen. Officials in Australia confirmed that the couple was being detained.

They were arrested by security forces in Jajrood, an area to Tehran's east, Manoto TV reported Wednesday.

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"According to an informed source, this arrest had no political element, but was for flying the drone," Manoto TV said Wednesday.


 
An update: they're home.

(CNN)Iran has released Australian couple Jolie King and Mark Firkin and dropped the charges against them, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne said Saturday.

The two social media influencers were detained in July for taking illegal photos with a drone, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.

"For Jolie and for Mark, the ordeal that they have been through is now over," Payne said at a press conference in Sydney.

"They are being united with their loved ones which is a source of great relief and joy to everyone. I can tell you that they are in good health and in good spirits." She added that they've returned to Australia.

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