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The Guardian - UK
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Son of British woman held in Iran speaks to her for first time in 213 days

Lindsay and Craig Foreman
Lindsay and Craig Foreman had only been intending to spend four days in Iran while travelling from Armenia to Pakistan by motorbike. Photograph: family handout/AFP/Getty Images

The son of a British woman being held in Iran on espionage charges has said speaking to her on the phone for the first time in 213 days felt like “five birthdays and 10 Christmases at once”.

Lindsay and Craig Foreman, both 52, were arrested on 3 January in Kerman, southern Iran, while travelling through the country from Armenia to Pakistan on a round-the-world motorbike trip.

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