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Iran executes Iranian-British national over spying claims

Iran said Saturday it executed a former high-ranking defence ministry official and dual Iranian-British national, despite international warnings not to carry out the death sentence.

France 24 · Jan 14, 2023

Iran Executes British-Iranian Accused of Spying, Prompts Western Condemnation

Iran has executed a British-Iranian national who once served as its deputy defense minister, its judiciary said, defying calls from London and Washington for his release after he was handed the death sentence on charges of spying for Britain. Britain, which had declared the case against Alireza Akbari politically motivated,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 14, 2023

Iran executes British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari, says state media

Move came after Iran ignored international appeals for clemency

The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2023

Iran says ex-official had role in death of nuclear scientist

Iran’s news agency claims Alireza Akbari is implicated in the 2020 assassination of a top military scientist.

Al Jazeera · Jan 12, 2023

Iran Video Links Detained British-Iranian to Death of Nuclear Scientist

Iranian state media published a video on Thursday in which British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari, sentenced to death for spying, said he played a role in the 2020 assassination of the country's top nuclear scientist. In a separate audio recording broadcast by BBC Persian on Wednesday, Akbari said he was tortured…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 12, 2023

Iran media claims British-Iranian facing execution had links to scientist killing

Iranian state media published a video on Thursday that they said showed British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari, who is facing the death penalty for spying, played a role in the 2020 assassination of Iran's top nuclear scientist.

Reuters · Jan 12, 2023

UK urges Iran to halt execution of British-Iranian man accused of spying for MI6

Iranian ex-deputy defence minister Alireza Akbari is accused of spying for the UK

The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023

Britain urges release of dual national Akbari jailed in Iran

Britain on Wednesday urged Iran to release Alireza Akbari, a dual national who the Tasnim news agency reported Iran had sentenced to death on charges of spying for Britain.

Reuters · Jan 11, 2023