Overview
- Lindsay and Craig Foreman, from East Sussex, were detained in January in Kerman during a round-the-world motorcycle trip and later charged with espionage, which they deny.
- After a 20-minute prison call on Thursday, son Joe Bennett said his mother reported last week’s hearing had not gone well and that the couple now expects a verdict instead of another appearance.
- Bennett said his mother’s spirits were low and that she is losing hope as the pair awaits the Iranian judiciary’s decision.
- The family said they met Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper this month but called the UK approach deeply concerning, describing a diplomatic stalemate with action expected only after sentencing.
- The couple is held at Tehran’s Evin Prison after earlier incarceration where relatives say several women died, and the UK Foreign Office warns Britons not to travel to Iran due to a significant risk of detention while officials say consular support is being provided.