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01/13/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/13/2023 14:35

Iran: Foreign Secretary urges the Iranian regime not to execute Alireza Akbari

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Iran: Foreign Secretary urges the Iranian regime not to execute Alireza Akbari

The Foreign Secretary has issued a statement warning the Iranian regime not to execute Alireza Akbari

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said:

The Iranian regime should be in no doubt. We are watching the case of Alireza Akbari closely. Iran must not follow through with their brutal threat of execution.

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Published 13 January 2023

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