Craig Foreman says Iran imprisonment is 'life-threatening'

A British man jailed with his wife in Iran on espionage charges has said they feel frightened by the war and abandoned by the British government. It marks the first time that Craig and Lindsay Foreman have released a public statement via their family since the start of the conflict on 28 February. Mr Foreman said the couple, who were arrested in January 2025 while on a global motorbike journey, felt "let down, alone and completely frustrated". In the message, recorded over the phone by the couple's son, Joe Bennett, Mr Foreman said that evidence against them was fabricated by the Iranian authorities to justify a 10-year sentence - and the UK government is fully aware of their innocence. Speaking from the Evin jail in Tehran, Craig Foreman appealed to the government to state publicly that they are not spies. "It's very difficult to understand why our innocence has not been said publicly. We are not spies. The charges against us are simply not true," said Foreman. He also expressed anger at "a serious lack of commitment" for their safety. "We are now in prison in a war zone," he said. "We have gone from a challenging situation to a life-threatening one. You have chosen to give us zer

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