Iran says it has executed a dual Iranian-British national who once worked for its defense ministry. That’s despite an international outcry over his death sentence and those of others held ami…
By Jon Gambrell | Associated Press
“This was a callous and cowardly act, carried out by a barbaric regime with no respect for the human rights of their own people,” British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said. However, Iran long has accused those who travel abroad or have Western ties of spying, often using them as bargaining chips in negotiations.
“By using physiological and psychological methods, they broke my will, drove me to madness and forced me to do whatever they wanted,” Akbari said in the audio. “By the force of gun and death threats they made me confess to false and corrupt claims.” Iran’s government for months has been trying to allege — without offering evidence — that foreign countries have fomented the unrest gripping the Islamic Republic since the death of 22-year-old Amini in September after her detention by the morality police. Protesters say they are angry over the collapse of the economy, heavy-handed policing and the entrenched power of the country’s Islamic clergy.
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