Authorities accused Afkari of stabbing a water supply company employee in the southern city of Shiraz amid the unrest. Last week, Trump tweeted out his own concern about Afkari’s case. “To the leaders of Iran, I would greatly appreciate if you would spare this young man’s life, and not execute him,” Trump wrote. “Thank you!”Iran responded to Trump’s tweet with a nearly 11-minute state TV package on Afkari. The state TV segment showed blurred police documents and described the killing as a “personal dispute,” without elaborating.

Source: Hindustan Times September 12, 2020 17:26 UTC