Curiosity may have killed the cat, but naivete can get people in a lot of trouble, too. So, when a well-meaning but fuzzy-thinking British couple set out on a motorbike trip destined for Australia–on what Sky News described as a “positive psychology mission”–they should have avoided Iran. They didn’t. Now they are languishing in an Iranian jail, and nobody with the good sense of a flapjack octopus is surprised–not even a little bit.
Craig and Lindsay Foreman have now been identified by their family members in a statement:
In a statement, the couple’s family expressed their concern and said they were engaging with the UK government.
“We would like to take this opportunity to address the distressing situation concerning Craig and Lindsay Foreman who are currently being detained in Kerman, Iran,” they said.
“This unexpected turn of events has caused…
