Iran media claims British-Iranian facing execution had links to scientist killing


The coffin of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh is pictured during a funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran November 30, 2020. Iranian Defense Ministry/ WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

DUBAI (Reuters) -Iranian state media published a video on Thursday that they said showed British-Iranian national Alireza Akbari, who is facing the death penalty for spying, played a role in the 2020 assassination of Iran's top nuclear scientist.

The video was aired a day after state media said a death sentence had been handed down to Akbari, who previously served as Iran's deputy defense minister, on charges of spying for Britain, which has demanded he be released.

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