{"id":319197,"date":"2026-02-19T15:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/british-couple-jailed-for-10-years-in-iran-on-espionage-charges\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T15:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T15:00:09","slug":"british-couple-jailed-for-10-years-in-iran-on-espionage-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/british-couple-jailed-for-10-years-in-iran-on-espionage-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"British couple jailed for 10 years in Iran on espionage charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/WicG3FFF65g\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"British couple jailed for 10 years in Iran on espionage charges\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WicG3FFF65g\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A British couple imprisoned in Iran have been jailed for 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Lindsay and Craig Foreman were arrested on charges of espionage in January 2025, while travelling through the country on an around-the-world motorcycle journey.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has labelled the sentence &quot;completely appalling and totally unjustifiable&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A British couple imprisoned in Iran have been jailed for 10 years. 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