‘They are not criminals, they are Mummy and Dad’: Emotional on the arrest of parents in Iran, emotional; No direct conversation in 6 months

The son of a British couple, detained on allegations of espionage in Iran, said after knowing about his parents’ arrests that he is innocent tourists.The couple’s son said, “I want to be clear, my parents are not a spy, they are not a political player, they are not criminals. They are mummy and father.” BBC Breakfast On Wednesday.Bennett said that he had last talked to his parents on 3 January before he was arrested. The family was informed about his custody in late January and learned in February that he was accused of spying.“I didn’t know what to do or where to turn,” Bennett recalled.Since his arrest, the family has received only one “general letter” from his mother. The most recent in May, their good -updates have come to the fore through three welfare investigations conducted by the UK Embassy officials.“It is difficult when you are used to hear someone’s voice every day,” he said. “You always go back to how they will feel, this is something that the family receives the most.”He also talked about the June struggle between Iran and Israel, calling the period “terrible”, as the family did not know whether the couple were “fine or safe”.The couple, both 52, were due to transfer to Evin Jail on 8 June. The facility was later bombed by Israel on 23 June. The edge inspired the UK government to vacate its embassy employees from the city.Craig and Lindsay Foreman were described as “once-in-in-lifetime” motorbike trips worldwide. He entered Iran from Armenia on December 30 last year, staying in a hotel in Tabariz, Tehran and Isfahan, but never reached his next destination, Karman. He was arrested in January.Bennett said that the family had expressed concern about their plans to travel to Iran, but emphasized that their parents had followed the official procedures.He said, “He had the right visa, with a licensed tour guide, and lived with the main roads,” he said.“He followed every guideline in the book, which they could … It was not clearly enough.”In February, a spokesman for Iran’s judiciary claimed that the couple entered the country “under the guise of tourists” and had entered the “information gathered” in various fields.The UK Foreign, the Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) currently advises against all the visit to Iran, warning that British citizens and double British-Irani citizenship people are at the “significant risk” of arrest, inquiry or prevention.“We know where we stand and what we want is for you to do so,” Bennett said, urging the Foreign Office.A FCDO spokesperson said: “We keep raising the matter directly with Iranian officials. We are providing them with consular assistance and we are in close contact with the family.”