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Lindsay and Craig Foreman celebrating Christmas with their families in 2024, days before travelling back to Iran, where they were arrested. Photo: Joe Bennett

Family of British couple detained in Iran tell of 'void' at New Year celebrations

Craig and Lindsay Foreman's relatives will demonstrate outside Downing Street on Saturday to mark anniversary of arrest

UK

At least three people killed in Iran protests over economic hardship

Iranian protests spread as students take to the streets

Iran's Pezeshkian pledges banking reforms and orders talks with protesters

View from Tehran: Hard strategic lessons drive Iran towards self-reliant deterrence

'We'll knock them down': Trump warns Iran over nuclear programme

Iranian central bank chief resigns as currency fall sparks protests



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