Fears for Brit couple held in Iran amid protest crackdown as Trump steps back from attack after prisoner’s life spared

A BRIT couple detained in Iran amid the Ayatollah’s blood-soaked crackdown on protesters are being held in “frightening” conditions, their son has warned. It comes as Donald Trump toned down his threats of military action on the crumbling regime after Tehran postponed executing an arrested activist . Joe Bennett’s parents, Craig and Lindsay Foreman, were arrested in Iran last year while the Brit couple were travelling the world. But they now remain stuck in the Islamic Republic as it teeters on the brink of collapse in the face of widespread riots. The pair are being held in an “overcrowded” jail and are in a “dangerous position”, Joe told BBC . He said: “There are vermin in the kitchen and in beds. Read more world news “It is overcrowded, it’s even more overcrowding now that these protests have gone on in Tehran.” Their terrified son also told how the prison sees “fights that break out pretty much daily” - some of which he claimed he could hear during brief phone calls with his mum. It comes after the UK government announced the closure of its embassy in Tehran on Wednesday. The move has left Joe worried sick - as his parents would have nowhere to go if they were released. Most read in The Sun He said: “The trouble is, their plan was to go to the embassy, was to try to get to the embassy because they feel that that’s safe ground and now... Where do they go? What do they do?” Joe slammed the British government for their alleged lack of support. He added: “I look at other nations, France for example, US, Italy , when their citizens are put in a similar situation, there’s an advocacy from them at the highest level of government... and the UK haven’t done that. The Iranian regime has killed at least 3,428 protesters amid the brutal crackdown, human rights groups claim. Joe said: “My mum and Craig are two innocent UK citizens that are caught up in the middle of all of this. “So for us, it’s about their safety and prompt return home however that comes.” It comes after Iranian protester Erfan Soltani’s execution was postponed by Tehran after Trump threatened military action. The 26-year-old freedom fighter was feared to be among the first of many hanged by the mullahs when he was arrested and charged with “collusion” last week. The US president claimed that “very important sources on the other side” had told him Iran would not be executing those found guilty of protesting as violent riots erupted across the country. Gruesome public sentences were due to begin on Wednesday to deter further unrest - by stringing up those convicted from cranes on the back of trucks. Claiming that Tehran would not be executing any prisoners, Trump said: “They’ve said the killing has stopped and the executions won’t take place - there were supposed to be a lot of executions today and that the executions won’t take place - and...

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