Who are the Foremans?
British media reported that the Foremans are a married couple in their 50s who had been on a motorbike trip around the world at the time of their arrest.
According to social media posts, they had crossed into Iran from Armenia in December and were planning to travel on to Pakistan before making their way to Australia.
Britain’s Foreign Office said last week that it was “providing consular assistance to two British nationals detained in Iran” and was in contact with Iranian authorities. British Ambassador Hugo Shorter met with the couple at the Kerman prosecutor’s office last week.
Dozens of citizens from Western countries detained
Iranian authorities have arrested dozens of foreigners and dual nationals on security and espionage-related charges in recent years.
Some Western countries accuse Tehran of holding people prisoner on trumped up charges so that they can later be used as bargaining chips in negotiations with the West. Iran denies those accusations.
The British Foreign Office advises against all travel to Iran.
