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Craig and Lindsay Foreman end their hunger strike in prison in Iran.

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Allsorts Mon 10-Aug-26 14:58:04

They did a very foolish thing and are paying for it.The government knows they are no threat but it is a cruel regime and doing it because they can. I feel sorry for the couple and their families. and do hope they will be released soon.

Fallingstar Mon 10-Aug-26 14:52:58

Silvershadow

I wonder if the government could do a swap? I’m sure there are Iranians over here who could be swapped with this couple.

If there are Iranians in support of the regime in prison over here who are not British nationals then that might work, am no expert here, but just run of the mill Iranian criminals in jail over here who are not supportive of the regime would probably be executed if returned to Iran.

Silvershadow Mon 10-Aug-26 14:48:49

I wonder if the government could do a swap? I’m sure there are Iranians over here who could be swapped with this couple.

JenniRen Mon 10-Aug-26 14:46:13

According to the BBC, they consumed just milk, honey, salt and water for the length of the hunger strikes, so not completely without some nourishment.

Craig Foreman's sentence was increased by two years because he communicated with the media and they still have the rest of their sentences to complete.

Only they know what they were hoping to achieve by going there in the first place despite advice to the contrary and by this hunger strike. They are naïve to put it mildly.

BlueBelle Mon 10-Aug-26 14:45:43

I don’t feel sorry for anyone who is so big headed they completely disregard government advice
However I feel very sorry for their families left behind, they must be incredibly worried and upset by it
I doubt they will be back for a very long time

Silvershadow Mon 10-Aug-26 14:32:27

I think they are very unlikely to return home to the UK any time soon. Whatever possessed them we will never know. The government will do the bare minimum as we all know. A very sad affair.

Harris27 Mon 10-Aug-26 14:30:51

I can’t imagine how their families must feel and the utter foolishness of their actions. I’m not saying they deserve imprisonment but why on earth did they go?

JenniferEccles Mon 10-Aug-26 14:27:52

I have no idea what they were hoping to achieve with this hunger strike but the Iranian government was highly unlikely to take any notice of them, let alone feel sympathy.

Surely it’s in this couple’s best interest to try to remain as healthy as possible, not subject their bodies to this pointless starvation.

I do feel sorry for their families.
They must be beside themselves.

Fallingstar Mon 10-Aug-26 13:52:21

I do feel sorry for this couple and their family. They may have been stupid to enter a country that is known to be dangerous for western passport holders but they do not deserve to be imprisoned and suffer the sadistic nature of the Iranian justice system.

nanna8 Mon 10-Aug-26 13:46:21

Couple of twits and unfortunately no one will really know or care what they do. First I’ve heard of them.

Labradora Mon 10-Aug-26 13:45:24

I feel very , very sorry for these people but also am absolutely astonished that they entered Iran at this time going against FO guidance and the pleas of their own loved ones.
Had they never read about Nazarin Zaghari-Radcliffe's detention effectively as a political hostage ?
Now they are horrendously ill as well as everything else.
Straight question. Did the hunger strike wrestle any concessions from the Iranians ? Why did they abandon it apart from the absolutely b**** obvious reason ?
Oh Dear....😞🥹🥹
I , like everyone , wish them a full recovery of course

Whitewavemark2 Mon 10-Aug-26 13:32:42

I do hope that they fully recover, as assuming that they have eaten nothing for 90 days, then their bodies will be in full starvation mode and eating itself, including major organs.

JenniferEccles Mon 10-Aug-26 13:27:14

This is the foolish British couple who, despite strong advice to the contrary, insisted on visiting Iran during their motorcycle journey from Europe to Australia.
Their family apparently pleaded with them to not include Iran, and advice from the government is of course that Iran is not a safe country to visit.
Despite all that, they thought they knew best, and have been imprisoned on espionage charges.