Bomb damage at Iran's Evin prison raises fears for detained Britons, family says

Joe Bennett, son of British citizen Lindsay Foreman, who has been imprisoned in Iran and sentenced for 10 years with her husband Craig, following their arrest on espionage charges during a round-the-world motorcycle trip in January 2025, poses for a photograph during an interview with Reuters in London, Britain March 3, 2026. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes

LONDON, ⁠March 3 (Reuters) - A British couple jailed in Iran have described explosions shaking Evin prison ⁠where they are being held and damage to their wing as the conflict ‌intensifies around Tehran, their son told Reuters after speaking to them on Tuesday.

Joe Bennett, who is in regular contact with his mother, Lindsay Foreman, has reported worsening conditions inside the facility as bombing continues in the capital for a ​fourth day.