Kent man hears from parents after they were detained for months in Iran

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First tonight, a Kent man has finally heard from his mother – months after Iranian authorities detained her and her husband on espionage charges.   Roni Glasthal has been speaking with him

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00:00To hear my mum's voice for the first time in seven months, we both got a bit emotional.

00:07You know, I said hello and she said hello back and I think that was enough to get her going.

00:13Lindsay and Craig Foreman were on a global motorcycle journey.

00:16Their route took them from Spain through Europe and into Iran, where they had five days of travel planned.

00:21Entering the country on the 31st of December 2024, their final stop was expected to be Kerman on the 4th of January of this year,

00:29before moving on to Australia. Their family last heard from them on social media on 3rd of January.

00:35Now, after seven months, the family have finally gotten to speak to one another once again.

00:40I tried to take up the reins a little bit and as I say, you have stuff planned that you want to say,

00:45but, you know, what came out was how much I love her and how much we all love her and miss her.

00:53You know, just for her to be reassured that we are fighting every single day to get them both back as soon as possible

00:59and it was the first time that we really had explicit proof of life.

01:04The family were given notice ahead of the call. However, this was not the first time.

01:08Twice before they were told they would receive calls from Lindsay and Craig,

01:12but this was the first time that promise was delivered.

01:15Now, we don't explicitly know why those calls weren't facilitated or we know that they didn't happen in the end

01:21and that, you know, it was not of the Foreign Office's doing, clearly, which I don't expect it ever would be,

01:31but that's all they could tell us, really.

01:33The call happened following the news revealed on Monday of Craig and Lindsay being separated.

01:38But we also need to have the urgency that the reality that they're in

01:42is by far worse than any of us can ever imagine.

01:48You know, as I say, the only form of accounts that we've got is from former detainees

01:52and their story is harrowing.

01:55So we've got to be aware of that.

01:56We need to be addressing this very, very seriously.

01:58They have been incarcerated for seven months and that is continuing to grow by the day.

02:04According to the family, Craig and Lindsay had everything in order prior to traveling.

02:08Valid visas, a license guide and a pre-approved itinerary.

02:11However, the Foreign Office does currently advise against all travel to Iran,

02:15saying British nationals are at a significant risk of arrest, questioning, or detention.

02:21Having a British passport or any connection to the UK is reason enough to be detained.

02:26Ronnie Glastol for KMTV.

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