{"id":260192,"date":"2025-07-09T15:00:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T14:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/british-couple-held-in-iran-arent-spies-son-says-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T15:00:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T14:00:23","slug":"british-couple-held-in-iran-arent-spies-son-says-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/british-couple-held-in-iran-arent-spies-son-says-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"British couple held in Iran &#8216;aren&#8217;t spies&#8217;, son says | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/iKcQevKivcM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"British couple held in Iran 'aren't spies', son says | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iKcQevKivcM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The son of a British couple detained in Iran has said he broke down in tears when he learned of their arrest and has not heard from them in six months.<\/p>\n<p>Craig and Lindsay Foreman were on a &quot;once-in-a-lifetime&quot; motorbike trip around the world when they were arrested in January and later charged with espionage, which the family denies.<\/p>\n<p>Their son Joe Bennett told the BBC: &quot;I want to be crystal clear, my parents aren&#8217;t spies, they&#8217;re not political players, they aren&#8217;t criminals. They&#8217;re Mum and Dad.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said it was continuing to assist the family and raise the case directly with Iranian authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Iran #UK #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The son of a British couple detained in Iran has said he broke down in tears when he learned of their arrest and has not heard from them in six months. 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