UK – BBC, Nov. 27, 2025
The son of a woman who has been detained in Iran has written her a letter to mark her 53rd birthday.
Craig and Lindsay Foreman, from East Sussex, were on an around-the-world motorbike trip when they were arrested by Iranian authorities in January and accused of espionage.
Joe Bennett, who lives in Folkestone in Kent, said he has spoken to his mother twice in the last 300 days, the most recent call lasting 20 minutes, where he said he could hear her “fighting in ways most people will not understand”.
Speaking to BBC Radio Kent, Mr Bennett said: “With Christmas and both of their birthdays approaching, the one thing I want to give them is time they’ve lost.”
He said: “The time that they’ve lost with families and loved ones is time that they will never get back.
“We’re fast approaching a year – it’s crazy how quickly that’s gone.”
In the letter to his mother Mr Bennett said: “Over 300 days without you. Over 300 days stolen. Moments we’ll never get back, a year of life you should have lived, not endured.
“Mum, I love you. I miss you. And I’m doing everything in my power to make sure this is the last birthday you ever spend without us.”
