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Get you up to speed: British man jailed in Iran has ‘unjustifiable’ sentence extended by two years | News World
Craig Foreman and his wife, Lindsay, have been sentenced to an additional two years in prison in Iran for speaking to media outlets, following a previous conviction for espionage. The couple was arrested in January 2025 while travelling through Iran on a motorcycle and are currently held in Tehran’s Evin prison.
The British Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is actively engaging with Iranian authorities regarding the recent additional sentence imposed on Craig Foreman. Currently, he and his wife, Lindsay Foreman, are in Tehran’s Evin prison, with their son reporting ongoing hunger strikes that have reached 68 days for Mr Foreman and 59 days for Mrs Foreman.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is “urgently following up with the Iranian authorities about the reported increased sentence” for Craig Foreman, who faces an additional two years for speaking to the media. Meanwhile, the family has welcomed the appointment of Alistair Burt as the UK’s first envoy for complex consular cases, as they continue to campaign for the couple’s release amid ongoing concerns for their welfare, exacerbated by their hunger strikes.
What remains unclear — It is not clear why Craig Foreman was not provided with legal representation or a translator during his sentencing.
British man sentenced to an additional two years in Iran for speaking to media
Lindsay and Craig had been travelling around the world on their motorcycle when they were detained (Picture: PA)
The family of a British man jailed in Iran on spying charges says he has been sentenced to an additional two years in prison.
Craig Foreman and his wife, Lindsay, were sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment in February after being convicted of espionage, charges they both deny.
This week, their family revealed Mr Foreman had been given an additional two-year sentence for speaking to media outlets.
The couple, from East Sussex, were arrested in January 2025 while travelling through Iran during a round-the-world motorcycle trip. They are being held in Tehran’s infamous Evin prison.
Their son, Joe Bennett, said the family was ‘extremely concerned’ by the reports.
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Their son has been campaigning for their release (Picture: PA)
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‘We have received extremely concerning reports that Craig has been sentenced to a further two years in prison,’ he said.
‘We understand he was told he was being taken to see his lawyer, but was instead brought before a judge and informed of the additional sentence.
‘Despite requests, he was allowed no lawyer, no translator and no opportunity to defend himself. He was told the two years had been added because he had spoken to the press.
‘We didn’t think we could be any more shocked at their appalling treatment, but in this case we are absolutely flabbergasted.’
In June, the couple’s family said the pair had lost an appeal against their convictions and were unable to attend their appeal hearing.
Friends and family have been fighting to free the couple (Picture: PA)
Mr Bennett said Mr Foreman was on the 68th day of a hunger strike, while his wife was on her 59th.
Their family said a letter asking them to end their hunger strike had not been delivered.
Mr Bennett added: ‘We are asking, with everything we have, for them to be shown mercy and allowed to come home.’
Their family also welcomed the appointment of Conservative former MP and Middle East minister Alistair Burt as the UK’s first envoy for complex consular cases.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) warns all British and British-Iranian nationals not to travel to Iran because of a ‘significant risk of arrest, questioning or detention’.
The government previously described the couple’s 10-year sentences as ‘completely appalling and totally unjustifiable’.
An FCDO spokesperson said the department was ‘urgently following up with the Iranian authorities about the reported increased sentence’.
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European Commission seeks exemptions for EU products from US tariffs
Trade Exemptions
The European Commission has submitted a list of EU products worth around €150 billion it seeks to exempt from the 15 percent tariffs imposed under the 2025 trade deal.
The European Commission has submitted a list of EU products worth around €150 billion it seeks to exempt from the 15 percent tariffs imposed under the 2025 trade deal.
Economic Impact
Exempting €150 billion worth of EU exports from US tariffs could significantly enhance trade relations, potentially stabilising a volatile economic environment between the two regions.
Exempting €150 billion worth of EU exports from US tariffs could significantly enhance trade relations, potentially stabilising a volatile economic environment between the two regions.
EU Response
“The products listed are economically meaningful for the EU and face limited availability in the US,” stated EU trade official Matthias Jørgensen to MEPs on Tuesday.
“The products listed are economically meaningful for the EU and face limited availability in the US,” stated EU trade official Matthias Jørgensen to MEPs on Tuesday.
EU pushes US to exempt €150 billion worth of EU goods from Turnberry deal
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The European Commission has given the US a list of EU products which it wants to see exempted from the 15 percent tariffs imposed under the trade deal signed by Brussels and Washington in 2025.
The list, seen by EU News, includes hundreds of products, such as Roquefort cheese, olive oil, wines, spirits and beer, pasta, medical devices, electrical equipment and machinery.
EU trade official Matthias Jørgensen told MEPs on Tuesday that the list covered around €150 billion worth of EU exports.
He also said that the products were either “economically meaningful” for the EU or had a “limited domestic availability in the US”.
In July 2025, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald Trump clinched a deal in Turnberry, Scotland after weeks of trade disputes, under which the Europeans agreed to accept 15 percent US tariffs on EU exports while removing their own tariffs on US industrial goods.
Negotiations on exemptions from the duties were also announced in a joint statement by Brussels and Washington published in August 2025, but the US refused to open talks before the EU reduced its tariffs on US goods.
Since a deal was reached in May by EU legislators and that Brussels removed its duties on 1 July, the European Commission hopes to secure carve-outs from the 15 percent US tariffs.
The joint statement said that the US and the EU would “consider” applying the tariffs that existed before 2025 to products that are “important for their economies and value chains.” Those tariffs averaged around 3.3 percent.
Since 2025, EU countries have been lobbying the Commission – which negotiates on their behalf in trade matters – to secure carve-outs for their main exports to the US.
France, Italy and Spain have been pushing in particular for more favourable tariffs on wine.
The EU also hopes to start discussions on steel and aluminium, which are still subject to 50 percent US tariffs. Jørgensen said he expects talks on those products to be “challenging”.
“The US has made very clear that for national security reasons, this is an area where the it wants to maintain and protect US production,” he told EU lawmakers.
The commissioner also said that despite the Turnberry agreement, trade relations between the EU and the US would remain “at high risk of volatility”, pointing to Trump’s public threats to EU countries who impose a digital tax on US big tech companies.
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