Couple accused of entering country ‘under guise of tourists’ had been monitored by security agencies. Craig and Lindsay Foreman, the British couple detained in Iran, have been charged with espionage, according to an Iranian judiciary spokesperson quoted by news agency Mizan. According to Mizan, a spokesperson for the Iranian judiciary said the Foremans had been monitored by security agencies and were “arrested on charges of espionage”.
The spokesperson said: “The individuals arrested entered Iran under the guise of tourists and, under the guise of research and investigation work, have collected information in several provinces of the country. “These individuals were cooperating with covert institutions related to the intelligence services of hostile and western countries under the guise of research and investigation activities.
“These two British citizens were arrested and placed under the control of the provincial intelligence agencies during a series of coordinated intelligence operations and while collecting information in Kerman city.”. The couple said on social media they were travelling around the world on motorbikes, carrying out a research project on what comprises a “good life”, and planning to end their trip in Australia in the summer.
