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British man in Iranian prison urges PM to protect him

Craig Foreman, a British man sentenced in Iran on spying charges, accused the UK government of inaction in an audio message from prison and called on the prime minister to publicly demand his release.


British man in Iranian prison urges PM to protect him

British man Craig Foreman and his wife Lindsay were sentenced to 10 years in prison in February on charges of spying for the UK and Israel. In an audio message recorded from Evin prison in Tehran, Foreman said they were living in a "war zone" and accused the UK government of failing to defend them. LONDON - Reuters. A British citizen detained in Tehran urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday to "come out of the shadows" and work publicly to drop the spying charges against him and his wife, as concerns grow for their lives more than three weeks into the Iran war. The couple have repeatedly denied the allegations. They added that they feel "betrayed and alone".