Iran says it has hanged a British-Iranian national. Ali Reza Akbari was a former top Iranian defense official convicted of spying for the United Kingdom.
Akbari was also accused of involvement in the killing of Iran's top nuclear scientist in 2020. British Prime Minister Rushi Sunak condemned Akbari's execution, calling it callous and cowardly. Iran has one of the world's highest execution rates.

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