US Secretary of State John Kerry has condemned the Iranian government following reports that a journalist for the Washington Post has been formally charged with unspecified crimes, world media report.
Jason Rezaian has been detained for four months in Tehran, where he was the newspaper’s bureau chief since 2012. He was charged during a day-long appearance in court on Saturday, the Post reported, though he has yet to be given access to a lawyer.
The US State Department described the secretary of state as “disappointed and concerned” by the development, the latest in a long line of controversies involving Iran’s treatment of Western journalists.
Jason Rezaian's arrest condemned by John Kerry
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