January 14, 2023
Iran executed dual British-Iranian citizen Alireza Akbari for alleged espionage, state media announced Saturday, drawing swift condemnation from the United Kingdom.
Akbari served as a deputy defense minister for the regime before his arrest, which came sometime in 2019 or 2020 for allegedly working with British intelligence MI6, according to Mizan News Agency, a state-controlled media outlet with links to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
