So much for better relations with Iran. In a quick behind the closed door trial, an Iranian judge convicted Roxana Saberi of spying for the United states against Iran.
According to the NY POST: ” It was the first time Iran has found an American journalist guilty of spying, and it was unclear how it would affect recent overtures by the Obama administration for better relations and engagement with Washington’s longtime adversary.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said she was “deeply disappointed” by the conviction, which could have carried the death penalty.
Saberi, a 31-year-old dual American-Iranian citizen, was arrested in late January and initially accused of working without press credentials. But earlier this month, an Iranian judge leveled a far more serious allegation, charging her with spying for the United States.
She appeared before an Iranian court behind closed doors on Monday in an unusually swift one-day trial. Her lawyer was permitted to attend, but had declined to discuss any details.”
It sure doesn’t look like the Iranian regime cares for the Obama overtures.
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