Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Iran could delay execution of Iranian-Swedish academic

Iran

Iran could postpone the execution of Iranian-Swedish academic Ahmedreza Djalali, who is due to be executed later this month, according to a spokesman for the foreign ministry. Djalali was sentenced to death in 2017 for espionage for Israel, and the ISNA news agency reported earlier this month that he would be killed by May 21. … Read more

EU calls on Tehran to free Swedish-Iranian sentenced to death

EU

During a mission to Tehran to help revive Iran’s 2015 nuclear accord, EU ambassador Enrique Mora appealed for the release of an Iranian-Swedish academic on death sentence on “humanitarian grounds.” On Wednesday and Thursday, Mora, the European Union’s coordinator for talks between Iran and key world powers to repair the deal, met with Ali Bagheri, … Read more