US reporter is convicted in Iran

Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, who has been detained in Iran for more than a year on charges including espionage, has been convicted.

Spokesman for the Iranian judiciary, Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi, told state TV: “He has been convicted, but I don’t have the verdict’s details.”

Ejehi said Rezaian and his lawyer, Leila Ahsan, were eligible to appeal the conviction within 20 days.