英国外交

UK recalls ambassador from Tehran after Iran executes Iranian-British man

UK prime minister condemns execution for alleged spying as ‘cowardly act’

The UK said on Saturday that it was temporarily withdrawing its ambassador from Iran after the Islamic regime executed an Iranian-British national for espionage.Iranian state media said the regime had hanged Alireza Akbari, who had held various senior positions in Iran’s security and military institutions, after he was accused of spying for Britain’s MI6 spy agency.

UK prime minister Rishi Sunak accused Iran of a “cowardly act” in a post on Twitter and said he was “appalled” by the execution.

“This was a callous and cowardly act, carried out by a barbaric regime with no respect for the human rights of their own people,” he said. “My thoughts are with Alireza’s friends and family.”

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