Iran announced overnight that Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian has been convicted , two months after a closed-door espionage trial - a conviction The Washington Post says is an "outrageous" miscarriage of justice.
"Iran has behaved unconscionably throughout this case, but never more so than with this indefensible decision by a Revolutionary Court to convict an innocent journalist of serious crimes after a proceeding that unfolded in secret, with no evidence whatsoever of any wrongdoing," the paper said shortly following the reported announcement on Iranian state television.
No sentence for Rezaian was announced and over the weekend, when an Iranian judiciary spokesperson first said a verdict had been reached, the official noted it could be appealed and "is not final," according to The Washington Post.
Today U.S. State Department spokesperson said the department is aware of the news or the conviction, but had not seen "official confirmation of a verdict on specific charges or any further information."
