Iran executes British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari on charges of spying for Britain : Reports

According to a Saturday report, Iran executed British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari after convicting him of spying for Britain.

On Friday, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said that Iran must not carry out the execution of Akbari, a former Iranian deputy defence minister.

Britain had called for his immediate release, describing the death sentence as politically motivated.