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Caught Between

Curiosity

and Geopolitics

How a British Couple’ s Round-the-World Journey Led Them Into Iran’ s Prison System

What began as a round-the-world motorcycle adventure for Craig and Lindsay Foreman has become a year-long ordeal of detention in Iran, highlighting the human cost of foreign imprisonment, the complexities of diplomacy, and the hidden risks that travellers face when exploration meets geopolitics.

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