the us and the uk have condemned iran after it executed a british iranian citizen accused of spying. washington says it s horrified by the execution, while british prime minister rishi sunak said the hanging of alireza akbari was callous and cowardly and would not go unpunished. the uk has imposed sanctions on iran s prosecutor general because according to the government he s at the heart of iran s use of the death penalty. our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, reports. news of the execution came on state run television early this morning, despite repeated last minute appeals from the uk. alireza akbari is thought to have acquired british citizenship after investing here and to have lived in the country for several years. his brother told bbc persia he had been enticed back to iran by his former boss, under whom he once served as deputy defence minister. the government responded swiftly, the prime minister saying he was appalled by a callous act carried out by
iam i am lu kwesa i am lukwesa burak. the us and the uk have condemned iran after it executed a british iranian citizen accused of spying. washington says it s horrified by the execution, while british prime minister rishi sunak said the hanging of alireza akbari was callous and cowardly and would not go unpunished. the uk has imposed sanctions on iran s prosecutor general because according to the government he s at the heart of iran s use of the death penalty. our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, reports. news of the execution came on state run television early this morning, despite repeated last minute appeals from the uk. alireza akbari is thought to have acquired british citizenship after investing here and to have lived in the country for several years. his brother told bbc persia he had been enticed back to iran by his former boss, under whom he once served as deputy defence minister. the government responded swiftly, the prime minister saying he was ap
washington says it s horrified by the execution, whilst the british prime minister, rishi sunak, said the hanging of alireza akbari was callous and cowardly and would not go unpunished. the uk has imposed sanctions on iran s prosecutor general, accusing him of being at the heart of iran s use of the death penalty. our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, reports. news of the execution came on state run television early this morning, despite repeated last minute appeals from the uk. alireza akbari is thought to have acquired british citizenship after investing here and to have lived in the country for several years. his brother told bbc persia he had been enticed back to iran by his former boss, under whom he once served as deputy defence minister. the government responded swiftly, the prime minister saying he was appalled by a callous act carried out by a barbaric regime. and we have made it absolutely clear that the actions of the iranian regime has taken are com
we begin in ukraine where russia has launched missile strikes across the country, hitting residential areas as well as energy infrastructure plunging much of ukraine under an emergency blackout. this is the scene in the city of dnipro, where at least 5 people were killed and dozens injured when an apartment building was struck on saturday. according to the regional governor, several children were amongst those hurt. rescue workers are still combing the rubble for survivors. ukraine s president zelensky spoke earlier. translation: in the city of dnipro, | a residential building was destroyed i as a result of this russian strike. dozens of injured and traumatised people were rescued and are being treated. clearing operations are ongoing and will continue throughout the night. how many people are under the rubble is still unknown. unfortunately the list of the dead is growing every hour. our correspondent paul adams is in dnipro with the latest. this was one of the worst a
we begin in ukraine, where russia has launched missile strikes across the country, hitting residential areas as well as energy infrastructure, plunging much of ukraine into an emergency blackout. this is the scene in the city of dnipro, where at least five people were killed and dozens injured when an apartment building was struck on saturday. according to the regional governor, several children were among those hurt. rescue workers are still combing the rubble for survivors. ukraine s president zelensky spoke earlier. translation: in the city of dnipro, | a residential building was destroyed i as a result of this russian strike. dozens of injured and traumatised people were rescued and are being treated. clearing operations are ongoing and will continue throughout the night. how many people are under the rubble is still unknown. unfortunately the list of the dead is growing every hour. our correspondent, paul adams, is in dnipro with the latest. this was one of the worst att