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Alireza Akbari: Iran executes British-Iranian dual national, state media says

British-Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari who was sentenced to death in Iran, has been executed, Iranian state media says.

Mr Akbari’s family had been asked to go to his prison for a “final visit” on Wednesday and his wife said he had been moved to solitary confinement.

The ex-deputy Iranian defence minister was arrested in 2019 and convicted of spying for the UK, which he denied.

The UK had urged Iran to halt the execution and immediately release him.

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