Lindsay Foreman speaks to the BBC before sentencing

A British woman who was detained by Iran has told the BBC it was hard to remain positive in prison – just hours before she and her husband were sentenced to 10 years for espionage.

Lindsay and Craig Foreman, from Sussex, were arrested during a round-the-world motorcycle trip in January 2025.

In a rare telephone interview from Tehran’s Evin prison – broadcast on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme – Lindsay likened their detainment to “an endurance test for the mind”.