Iran sentences ex-official, a British dual citizen, to death on spying charges

Iran sentences former official to death for 'spying for Britain'

Iran Court: The Iranian intelligence ministry said that Alireza Akbari entered the country's sensitive strategic centers, collected important data and gave it to Britain's secret intelligence agency.

Iran releases taped 'confessions' by dual British citizen sentenced to death

Iran's state media outlets have released a video of Alireza Akbari allegedly confessing to his crimes a day after his death sentence was upheld by the country's Supreme Court.

Iran sentences former defence official to death over alleged UK spying

Alireza Akbari, who was deputy defence minister until 2001, was a “key spy” for British intelligence, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported citing Iran's judiciary.

Iran sentences former deputy defence minister to death for alleged espionage

The Iranian Intelligence Ministry Wednesday said in a statement through the state-run IRNA news agency that former Deputy Minister of Defence Alireza Akbari was arrested and charged with spying for Britain’s foreign intelligence service SIS, better known as MI6. The statement added that an “appropriate judicial authority” sentenced him to death. Officials vaguely laid out evidence allegedly confirming Akbari’s involvement with British intelligen…

Iran Sentences Former Deputy Minister With UK Nationality to Death for Spying

Alireza Akbari, Iran’s former deputy defence minister, speaks during an interview with Khabaronline in Tehran, Iran. Photo: Handout via REUTERS Iran has sentenced a former deputy defence minister who holds dual Iranian-British citizenship to death on charges of spying for Britain, Iranian state media reported on Wednesday. Britain described the death sentence on Alireza Akbari as politically motivated and called for his immediate release. Akbari…

Iran sentences former Deputy Minister with U.K. nationality to death for spying

Britain described the death sentence on Alireza Akbari as politically motivated and called for his immediate release