Foreman Family Urges US-Iran Deal to Free 2 Britons Held Over 1 Year
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jun 17
Foreman Family Urges US-Iran Deal to Free 2 Britons Held Over 1 Year
1 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jun 17
Summary
Joe Bennett said any US-Iran peace framework must include the release of Craig and Lindsay Foreman, a British couple held in Tehran's Evin prison since January 2025.
The appeal comes as negotiators pursue a deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the US naval blockade of Iranian ports, raising fears detainees could be excluded.
The couple lost an appeal against 10-year espionage sentences after being convicted in February, and their family says they have been on hunger strike for 39 and 30 days.
The family is pressing the UK government and states involved in the talks to seek consular access, medical care, welfare support and full family contact, broadening the case beyond shipping and sanctions.