Two British citizens detained in Iran - Man and woman held in city of Kerman on security-related charges, Iranian state media reports

The British ambassador to Iran, Hugo Shorter, met two Britons detained on security charges. The meeting took place in Kerman, attended by local officials. The UK's FCDO confirmed consular assistance and noted risks for British nationals in Iran.

The identity of the man and woman is not yet known, nor is the exact nature of their alleged crimes. But Iran has form for arresting foreigners and dual-national citizens on trumped-up charges to secure concessions from the international community.

DUBAI : Two British nationals, a man and a woman, are in custody in Iran’s southeastern city of Kerman on security-related charges, state media reported on Thursday. 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.

Two British nationals are detained in Kerman, Iran, over security-related charges. Iranian media showed them meeting with the British ambassador, but did not identify them or specify the detention date.

By bnm Tehran bureau Britain’s Ambassador to Iran, Hugo Shorter, met with two British citizens detained in Iran on security charges at the Prosecutor's Office of Kerman on February 12, IRNA reported.

Two British nationals - a man and a woman - have been arrested in Iran, the Foreign Office has confirmed. News of their arrest first came from state-run media in Iran which said they were in custody in the south-eastern city of Kerman, accused of unspecified security-related offences.

The man and woman have met the British ambassador to Iran but their identities and the reasons for their detention have not been revealed

Iranian authorities have detained two British nationals on unspecified security charges, state media reported. The arrests come amid ongoing tensions, with several Europeans already in Iranian custody and past prisoner exchanges with Western governments.