Iran execution of British national shatters relations, UK reconsiders nuclear deal support: report
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Alireza Akbari served as Iranian deputy minister of defense from 2000 to 2005, but was arrested in 2019 and accused of serving as a British intelligence agent.
"I think we are likely to see a significant toughening of the British position toward Iran," he continued, adding that European appeasement toward Iran has proven "hugely counterproductive." Peter Aitken is a Fox News Digital reporter with a focus on national and global news.
Iran announced Saturday that it had executed British Iranian dual national Alireza Akbari, who previously served as Iranian deputy minister of defense from 2000 to 2005. Officials lured him back to Iran and arrested him in 2019 to face accusations of spying for Britain.
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