Overview
- The UK confirmed a temporary closure of its Tehran embassy with the ambassador and consular staff evacuated, and services shifting to remote operation.
- Joe Bennett says his mother and stepfather face a dangerous situation in custody, citing overcrowding, vermin, and frequent fights in the prison.
- The family reports a bail application was filed this week in Iran as defense lawyers assert the couple’s innocence and argue their detention is unlawful.
- Craig and Lindsay Foreman have been detained since January last year on espionage charges they deny and are being held in Tehran’s Evin Prison.
- The Foreign Office says it is assessing the case as the family criticizes the lack of high-level UK advocacy and notes the embassy closure upended plans to seek in-person help.