UK Condemns Iran’s ‘Barbaric’ Execution of British–Iranian Dual National Alireza Akbari

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks during a major speech at Plexal, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London, on Jan. 4, 2023. Stefan Rousseau/PA Media

The UK government has condemned Iran’s execution of British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari, stating that the Islamic regime’s behaviour “will not stand unchallenged.”

Akbari, a former deputy defence minister of Iran, was arrested in 2019 and accused of espionage for British intelligence agency MI6, a charge he denied.