Blinken says US ‘appalled’ by execution of British-Iranian citizen |

WASHINGTON, 17 january (Reuters) – USA Secretary of State Antony Blinken Iran expressed its horror at the execution of Alirza Akbari and said that Tehran’s abuses in suppressing large-scale demonstrations will not go unpunished.

“We were horrified by the execution of Mr. Akbari, as Iran We are horrified by everything we have seen in recent months since these protests began in the streets: mass arrests, mock trials, executions. recognizes sexual violence as a means of suppressing protests”, – Blinken he said at the press conference.

“These abuses will not go without results. Along with many other countries, we are trying to hold Iran to account UN We are moving forward with various unilateral measures and multilateral measures using the mechanisms,” he added.

He once worked as the deputy defense minister of Tehran Britain–Iran 61-year-old Akbari, a citizen, was sentenced to death on charges of spying for Britain.

London of the charges brought against him political said that he was motivated. He demanded his release several times. After the execution, he imposed sanctions against the Prosecutor General of Iran

The execution was widely condemned and will further worsen Iran’s long-strained relationship with the West, which has deteriorated since talks to revive the nuclear deal stalled in 2015 and Tehran launched a deadly crackdown on protesters last year.

At the same press conference, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly declined to elaborate on what more the United Kingdom might do, but said it would not be limited to the response it had already announced.

Report by Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis; Edited by Bradley Perrett

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2023-01-18 06:42:35
Source – reuters

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