The couple admitted that they had ignored warnings not to travel to Iran as part of their “light bonker” motorcycle trip.
Two British nationals detained in Iran were charged with spies, according to the newspaper news agency of Iranian judiciary.
The couple was laid on Tuesday with allegations after allegedly collecting information in different parts of the country, the agency reported.
Iranian elite Revolutionary guards They have arrested dozens of foreigners and double nationals in recent years, mainly for charges of spying and security.
The British external office appointed two as Craig and Lindsay Foreman, and their family said on Saturday that they cooperated with the relevant authorities to ensure their safe return home.
“Closed individuals entered the country as tourists and collected information in several provinces of the country,” Mizan said without giving further details.
According to British media reports, the couple are a married couple in their early fifties.
Mizan quoted a judicial official that the two of them are related to intelligence services and that investigations of alleged relationships are ongoing.
The couple admitted that they had ignored warnings not to travel to the country as part of their “light bonker” motorcycle trip.
Lindsay said in a Facebook post that by the end of December “they now made 12 499 miles in 13 countries”, crossing places such as Italy, Albania, Greece and Turkey.
Life trainer with her doctorate towards her social networks, Lindsay said she had “amazing time”, while Craig, a carpenter, praised Iranian “dear people.”
In their social media posts, the couple said they were doing a research project about what makes a “good life”. Lindsay said she interviewed more than 360 people.
Iranian authorities have accused the couple of having to do with Western intelligence services and said they “collaborated with the secret institutions associated with the intelligence services of enemy and Western countries.”
The couple said they had moved to Iran from Armenia in December.
On Friday, the British Foreign Office announced that “he provided consular assistance to two British nationals detained in Iran” and that he was in contact with the Iranian authorities.
