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Why Iran wanted to arrest two British ‘spies’

19 February 2025

5:36 PM

19 February 2025

5:36 PM

A British couple detained in Iran has been charged with espionage, according to the Iranian judiciary news agency. Craig and Lindsay Foreman have been accused of entering the country ‘under the guise of tourists’ and of being ‘affiliated with intelligence services’. No actual evidence to back up the spying charges has been provided by the regime in Tehran, which has a habit of ignoring such legal niceties.

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