Richard Dalton says Tehran was also potentially sending a warning to any other would-be collaborators with foreign powers as national unrest continues

Tehran, meanwhile, summons British ambassador hours after former top defense official Alireza Akbari is hanged

Iran claims, without evidence, that Ali Reza Akbari spied for Britain’s MI6; in assumed coerced confession, Akbari says Britain asked him about nuke scientist said killed by Israel

Judiciary says Ali Reza Akbari, who was deputy defense minister until 2001, was 'key spy' for British intelligence, claims agents unmasked espionage by feeding him false info

The latest rulings bring to 17 the number of people given capital punishment over nationwide protests

French foreign ministry slams 'revolting' punishments of Mohammad Mehdi Karami and Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini, accused of killing paramilitary force member

Reformist media says Mehdi Beikoghli detained and his computer confiscated; nearly 40 journalists and photojournalists have been held in connection with protests

Two men convicted of killing an IRGC-linked paramilitary force member, bringing to four the number put to death for roles in wave of demonstrations sweeping Islamic Republic

Local reports say Taraneh Alidoosti, who starred in Oscar-winning film, released on bail after being arrested for Instagram posts voicing support for demonstrators

Security forces fire toward mourners also wounding 8, two of them critically, says Norway-based organization; activists call for further demonstrations