British motorcycling couple detained in Iran charged with espionage
Craig and Lindsay Foreman accused of entering country ‘under guise of tourists’
A British couple detained in Iran have been charged with espionage after travelling to the country as part of a round-the-world motorbike trip.
The Iranian judiciary’s Mizan news agency said Craig and Lindsay Foreman, who are in their early 50s, had been charged after allegedly gathering information in different locations in the country.
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