Iran hangs former defence ministry official for spying for UK
Tehran, Iran – Iran has executed a former deputy defence minister on allegations of spying for the United Kingdom. The judiciary’s official news outlet confirmed on Saturday morning that Alireza Akbari, a British-Iranian dual national, was hanged after being convicted of “corruption on Earth” and acting against national security by spying for British intelligence. It added that Akbari was earlier sentenced to death for “harming the country’s internal and external security by passing […]
