Family handoutA British couple, detained in Iran, have been allowed to house their first phone call after several months of direct contact.
Lindsay and Craig Foreman from East Sussex, once on a lifetime journey around the world, were detained by Iranian officials in January and accused of espionage.
The family denies the allegations.
His son, Joe Bennett, said that she should not confirm her mother’s voice for eight minutes, whether she was alive for more than 200 days.
“We laughed, we cried, and for some brief moments, it felt as if the weight of the last seven months was lifted,” he said.
In Kent, Mr. Bennett of Folkstone said that his parents were “holding strong”.
“They are flexible, they are positive, and somehow, they are still smiling,” they said.
He told the BBC that the call was “real boost” for all, but said it was still “very painful time”.
‘Hole of despair’
The family was first told by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) that they would be able to talk to their parents, although this Not physicizedMr. Bennett said.
On Monday, it was discovered that Mr. and Ms. Foreman was separated and Mr. Bennett called Iran’s worst jail.
Karen Foreman, son of Craig Foreman, said the calls were a “large -scale relief”.
“It brings us back from the hole of despair that we have done – climbing the depth of the dark,” he said.
The family said the couple told them that they had access to the most basic resources.
But Mr. Bennett told the BBC Radio Kent that the British officials saw that his father “disappointed and lost weight”, while his mother was not running well due to the jail situation.
While Mr. Bennett said that his voice was “amazing”, he continued that the eyes “should be strongly on real issues”.
He called the British government to identify him as hostages and indicated what it was going to do to secure his release.
Family handoutA FCDO spokesman said that its case continues to increase with the government of Iran.
“We are providing them with consular assistance and in close contact with their family members,” said a spokesman.
Brendon O’Hara, Vice Chairing of All-Perception Group for arbitrary prevention and mortgage cases, first told the BBC that there were couples “Innocent victims of a geopolitical power struggle”,
The MP of the Scottish National Party compared him to “bargaining chips” between the government of Iran and the Western states like the US, Britain and Israel.
