<span style="color: #222222;">US President Donald Trump has urged Iran not to execute a popular wrestler who authorities say killed a man during 2018 anti-government rallies.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Citing reports on the death sentence for 27-year-old Navid Afkari, President Trump said in a tweet yesterday  "… To the leaders of Iran, I would greatly appreciate if you would spare this young man's life, and not execute him. Thank you!"</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Judiciary authorities in Iran say Afkari was sentenced to death for the death of Hassan Torkaman, a water supply company employee in the southern city of Shiraz, following an anti-government protest over economic problems.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A provincial court in Shiraz sentenced Afkari to death and his brothers Vahid Afkari and Habib Afkari to 54 and 27 years in prison, respectively. All three were construction workers.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The July verdicts that were reported in August prompted an outcry both in Iran and internationally.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />''