18 March 2026 17:47
On March 18, Sweden’s Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard confirmed that Iran had executed a Swedish citizen, after Iranian authorities announced the first execution of a man convicted of spying since the start of its war against Israel and the United States.
“It is with dismay that I have received information that a Swedish citizen was executed in Iran earlier today,” Stenergard said in a statement published by France 24.
Since the man’s arrest during Iran’s 12-day war with Israel in June, Sweden has “repeatedly raised the case at various levels with Iranian representatives,” she added.
Earlier, Iran’s judiciary website, Mizan Online, said a man named Kouroush Keyvani was executed for spying for Israel, and that he was arrested during Iran’s 12-day war with Israel in June last year.
16:40
A Swedish citizen has been executed in Iran, as announced by the Swedish Foreign Minister, Maria Malmer Stenergard, according to France 24.
By Khagan Isayev
Caliber.Az
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