UK Calls Iran’s 10-Year Sentence for British Couple ‘Totally Unjustifiable’

Family and supporters of Lindsay and Craig Foreman, a couple detained in Iran attend a Sing for Freedom, day of action in London on Jan. 3, 2026. — Family and supporters of Lindsay and Craig Foreman, a couple detained in Iran attend a Sing for Freedom, day of action in London on Jan. 3, 2026.
Photographer: Brook Mitchell/AFP/Getty Images

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By THE PRESS ASSOCIATION (Jessica Coates)

February 19, 2026 at 6:01 AM UTC

The Foreign Secretary has labelled a 10-year jail sentence for a British couple in Iran as "totally unjustifiable".

Lindsay and Craig Foreman were arrested in January 2025 while travelling through the country on an around-the-world motorcycle journey and detained on charges of espionage.