16 Jan 2023

Shockwaves continue after execution of Iranian-UK national

From Summer Report, 7:26 am on 16 January 2023

Shockwaves over Iran's execution of the dual Iranian-UK national, Alireza Akbari, continue to be felt. The Islamic Republic's government confirmed at the weekend the sixty-one-year-old former deputy defence minister had been hanged, after being accused of being a British spy. Mr Akbari's initial confession has widely been dismissed, including by the late minister's nephew. Britain immediately responded by withdrawing its envoy to Tehran. Negar Partow, an Iranian-born international security expert from Massey University, spoke to Jimmy Ellingham.