Son of British couple trapped in Tehran jail asks Trump for assist after being ‘let down’ by British authorities | EUROtoday
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The son of a British couple trapped in an Iranian jail is interesting to Donald Trump for assist after being “let down” by the British authorities.
Lindsay and Craig Foreman, each 53, have been jailed for 10 years following their arrest in January 2025 whereas travelling by means of Iran on a worldwide motorbike journey.
The couple, from East Sussex, at the moment are being held in Tehran’s infamous Evin jail, which has been caught within the crossfire of the US-Israeli bombardment.
Joe Bennett, Ms Foreman’s son, says that British consular employees didn’t inform his dad and mom that they have been leaving Iran a day earlier than the battle erupted, and says he feels a profound sense of abandonment by the federal government.
“My government has let me down,” he advised The Telegraph. “They are British citizens who appear to have been abandoned. They are in real and immediate danger.”
Mr Bennett has advised The Independent of the dire circumstances contained in the jail, the place his dad and mom have allegedly been separated, held in solitary confinement and denied authorized illustration throughout their months-long ordeal.
Ahead of a go to to Washington to deal with the US Capitol this week, Mr Bennett stated that neither the British prime minister nor the international secretary has responded to letters or a petition pleading for assist. He hopes Mr Trump could possibly provide help as an alternative.
“Donald Trump is a father and he has a family. I am sure he loves them deeply. And that is the reason I appeal to him to help us get them out,” he advised the newspaper.
Mr Bennett, 31, is getting ready to deal with the US Capitol in Washington on Thursday, through the Transatlantic Conference on Hostage-Taking and Arbitrary Detention.
“The US is actively bringing their hostages’ names up in all high-level international discussions, and the UK should be doing this for my parents, too,” he stated.
Mr Bennett beforehand advised how a bomb exploded near the Tehran jail on the primary day of the battle, shattering home windows and inflicting plaster to rain down from the ceiling.
Ms Foreman, who was on the telephone to her son on the time, described a scene of mass hysteria as feminine prisoners dived underneath metallic bunk beds for canopy, awaiting the subsequent strike.
“The legal process has effectively collapsed. The Revolutionary Courts that sentenced the couple have themselves reportedly been targeted in recent airstrikes,” the household spokesperson stated.
“Lindsay and Craig’s state-appointed lawyer has left the country, and the family has no clarity on whether their appeal was even successfully received before court systems shut down.”
A Foreign Office spokesperson advised The Independent: “The welfare of British nationals detained in Iran is a priority for this government and continues to be during the current situation in the Middle East.
“Craig and Lindsay’s sentences are completely appalling and totally unjustifiable, and we will continue to pursue this case relentlessly with the Iranian regime and will do so until we see Craig and Lindsay Foreman safely returned to the UK and reunited with their family.
“We continue to provide consular assistance to them and their family.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/british-couple-tehran-prison-lindsay-craig-foreman-b2936018.html