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Britain and EU expected to coordinate response to hanging of British-Iranian accused of spyingThe UK and the European Union are expected to coordinate moves to brand the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organisation after the ex…
Culturally insulting language used by Rishi Sunak and James Cleverly will increase tension between the two countriesBritain’s relationship with Iran has a fraught, unedifying history, dating back to the 18th-century imperial tussle between England, Nap…
he hanging of Ali Reza Akbari suggests an ongoing power struggle within Iran’s theocracy as it tries to contain the demonstrations over the September death of Mahsa Amini.
Whether Iranian intelligence services genuinely believed Akbari was a spy is up for debate“I have to go. I am a soldier. It is my duty.” Alireza Akbari was explaining to his family why he felt he had to answer a call by his former boss, Ali Shamkhani t…
Prosecutor general punished as smuggled recording released of Akbari saying he was subjected to ‘3,500 hours of torture’Iran executes British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari accused of spyingBritain has imposed sanctions on the Iranian prosecutor gener…
Alireza Akbari, previously a senior military and defense official, had moved to Britain a decade ago. He had been detained since 2019.
British-Iranian, who was sentenced to death for allegedly spying for MI6, gave reports on Iran’s nuclear programme, he says in TV interviewAlireza Akbari, the British-Iranian dual national sentenced to death for allegedly spying for MI6, gave his Briti…
The year presented new opportunities to strengthen protections against violations, Human Rights Watch said in its annual world report.
Alireza Akbari, a former deputy defense minister, was convicted of spying, in a case he described as a slap at Britain, where he had lived.
Foreign secretary warns Tehran over case of Alireza Akbari, an ex-Iranian minister accused of being MI6 spyThe UK foreign secretary, James Cleverly, has urged the Iranian government not to press ahead with plans to execute a British-Iranian dual nation…