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Iran’s execution of British-Iranian Alireza Akbari further raises tensions with UK

UK foreign secretary announces sanctions on Tehran’s top prosecutor as France joins condemnation of hanging over ‘false’ spying claims

The Independent UK

UK looks clumsy and powerless in wake of Iran’s execution of Alireza Akbari

Culturally insulting language used by Rishi Sunak and James Cleverly will increase tension between the two countries

The Guardian - UK

UK condemns Iran over "barbaric" dual citizen execution

Akbari was charged with espionage and corruption.

Axios

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Human rights campaigners hit out at Iran’s execution of Alireza Akbari

Amnesty International UK condemned Iran for having ‘pitifully little respect’ for the right to life.

The Independent UK

Ex-diplomat says Iran execution timing might have been influenced by UK politics

A former British ambassador to Iran has linked Alireza Akbari’s death to calls for the Revolutionary Guard to be classed as a terror group.

The Independent UK

Alireza Akbari’s grim fate seen as signal from Iran’s hardliners

Whether Iranian intelligence services genuinely believed Akbari was a spy is up for debate

The Guardian - UK

French President Macron: Iran's latest execution is heinous and barbaric act

The execution of British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari is a heinous and barbaric act, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday.

Reuters

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Iran executes British-Iranian accused of spying, UK prime minister condemns 'barbaric' act

Iran executes a British-Iranian national who once served as its deputy defence minister, its judiciary says, defying calls from London for his release after he was handed the death sentence on charges of spying for Britain.

ABC News

UK imposes sanctions on Iran after execution of British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari

Prosecutor general punished as smuggled recording released of Akbari saying he was subjected to ‘3,500 hours of torture’

The Guardian - UK

UK sanctions Iran’s chief prosecutor after execution of British-Iranian national

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the prosecutor general was ‘at the heart of Iran’s use of the death penalty’.

The Independent UK

UK sanctions Iran's Prosecutor General after Akbari execution

British foreign minister James Cleverly said on Saturday Britain had imposed sanctions on Iran's Prosecutor General after the execution of British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari.

Reuters

UK sanctions Iran’s prosecutor general over execution of British-Iranian Alireza Akbari

Iran has also summoned the British ambassador to address UK “meddling” amid backlash over Mr Akbari’s death

The Independent UK

Iran executes British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari accused of spying

UK prime minister Rishi Sunak says execution was a ‘callous and cowardly act, carried out by a barbaric regime’

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak condemns ‘cowardly’ execution of British-Iranian Alireza Akbari - OLD

Tehran’s state media announced on Saturday that the former Iranian defence minister had been put to death.

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Evening Standard

British-Iranian national accused of being a spy executed in Iran

Following the news, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak condemmed the ‘callous and cowardly act’ by the Iranian regime

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak calls Iran's 'barbaric' execution of Brit national 'callous and cowardly'

The execution of British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari on trumped up charges of corruption and espionage came after Foreign Secretary James Cleverly appealed to the Iranian regime not to proceed

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak condemns ‘callous and cowardly’ execution of British-Iranian Alireza Akbari

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has said execution of Alireza Akbari “will not stand unchallenged”

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK Condemns 'Barbaric' Execution of Alireza Akbari

Britain on Saturday called the execution by Iran of British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari a barbaric act and said it would not go unpunished. Earlier, the Iranian judiciary's Mizan news agency reported the execution of the former Iranian deputy defense minister who had been sentenced to death on charges of spying…

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Reuters

UK condemns 'barbaric' execution of British-Iranian national

Britain on Saturday called the execution by Iran of British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari a barbaric act, and imposed sanctions on Iran's prosecutor general in response.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Alireza Akbari: The British-Iranian Executed by Tehran

Iran has executed British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported on Saturday, after sentencing the former Iranian deputy defense minister to death on charges of spying for Britain. Here are some details about Akbari and his case: - He served as deputy defense minister when Ali Shamkhani…

Reuters

Factbox-Alireza Akbari: the British-Iranian executed by Tehran

Iran has executed British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari, the judiciary's Mizan news agency reported on Saturday, after sentencing the former Iranian deputy defence minister to death on charges of spying for Britain.

Bangkok Post

Iran hangs official accused of spying for UK

Iran on Saturday executed former top defence official and dual British national Alireza Akbari, who was accused of spying for UK intelligence, the judiciary reported.

Daily Mirror

Alireza Akbari execution: Brit accused of MI6 spying put to death in Iran, says state TV

Alireza Akbari, who served as deputy defence minister during the tenure of former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami, was arrested sometime between 2019 and 2020

Reuters

Iran and Britain's history of strained relations

British-Iranian relations, which have been strained for decades, were back in the spotlight after Iranian authorities executed British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari for spying, charges he had denied.

The Independent UK

British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari executed by Iran, state media says - OLD

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly had warned Tehran that London was watching the case ‘closely’.

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