Shorouk Express
Two British citizens have been detained in Iran, the Foreign Office has said.
British officials are providing consular assistance to both of the individuals, a government spokesperson said.
The government said it was in contact with Iranian authorities.
Iranian state media reported that two British nationals – a man and a woman – had been detained on security-related charges in the southeastern city of Kerman.
Iran’s official news agency published blurred images of the two meeting with the British ambassador but did not identify them. It was not clear when they were detained.
Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards have arrested dozens of dual nationals and foreigners in recent years, mostly on espionage and security-related charges.
Rights groups and some Western countries have accused the Islamic Republic of trying to win concessions from other countries through arrests on security charges that may have been trumped up. Tehran denies arresting people for political reasons.
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