UK – The Standard, Aug. 28, 2025
Lindsay and Craig Foreman have been in custody since January.
The family of a British couple detained in Iran have requested an urgent meeting with the Foreign Secretary after the pair were “suddenly whisked” to a courtroom in the country’s capital.
Lindsay and Craig Foreman were taken into custody in January during a motorcycle tour around the world and were later charged with espionage.
The couple, of East Sussex, deny the allegations.
Their son, Joe Bennett, has said the family were informed that the pair appeared in court in Tehran on Wednesday with a “state-appointed lawyer they only just met”, adding: “We cannot see how (this) could be considered to be a fair trial.”
Mr Bennett’s family has said they are “deeply concerned” that they had no prior knowledge of the hearing being organised or carried out.
