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Iran executed Swedish citizen over spying: FM

By News Desk
March 19, 2026
A representational image of a noose used for carrying out death sentences by hanging. — AFP/File
A representational image of a noose used for carrying out death sentences by hanging. — AFP/File

STOCKHOLM: Sweden’s FM Maria Malmer Stenergard said on social media platform X that Iran has executed a Swedish citizen, after Iranian officials announced the first execution of a man convicted of spying since the start of the US-Israeli war.