Lindsay and Craig Foreman, a British couple, have been sentenced to ten years in an Iranian prison after being convicted of espionage, a decision made by a court in Iran. The couple was arrested in January 2025 while traveling through Iran on a motorcycle as part of a world tour. They have been detained at the infamous Evin prison in Tehran since their arrest, and both maintain their innocence against the allegations. This case has drawn significant attention and concern from the UK government.

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has condemned the sentence, labeling it as horrific and completely unjustified. She stated that the UK government would pursue the matter with the Iranian authorities until the Foreman couple is safely returned to Britain and reunited with their family. The level of diplomatic involvement from the UK indicates the serious nature of the accusations and the implications of the case for UK-Iran relations.

The couple's family has expressed their alarm over the judgment, equating it with the most serious politically motivated imprisonments of British citizens in Iran. Joe Bennett, the son of Lindsey Foreman, criticized the trial, revealing it lasted only three hours and that the couple was denied access to legal representation, highlighting concerns over judicial fairness in such politically charged cases. This incident may escalate tensions further between the UK and Iran, particularly in light of the growing concerns regarding human rights abuses in Iranian courts.