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UK Couple Held in Iran Reported in Failing Health Ahead of New Court Hearing

Arrested in January during a round‑the‑world trip, the pair now face espionage charges they reject.

Overview

  • Lindsay Foreman has been placed on a drip in Qarchak prison, her family says, though they have not been told why.
  • Craig Foreman is suffering repeated illnesses and a tooth abscess with limited dental care, according to relatives.
  • The couple are detained separately in Tehran, with Lindsay in Qarchak and Craig now in Evin after a transfer from Fashafouyeh, where conditions were described by the UK ambassador as worse than poor.
  • They were due in court today after opaque separate hearings about three weeks ago, and the family expects any outcome could take up to a week to be communicated.
  • The Foreign Office says it is providing consular assistance and raising the case with Iranian authorities, and the family is set to meet Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper on 16 October.