Report: Iran issues verdict against Washington Post reporter but doesn't announce details
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}FILE - In this photo April 11, 2013 file photo, Jason Rezaian, an Iranian-American correspondent for the Washington Post, smiles as he attends a presidential campaign of President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran, Iran. Iran's official IRNA news agency reported that the verdict against Rezaian has been issued. Rezaian, the Post's Tehran bureau chief, is accused of charges including espionage in a closed-door trial that has been widely criticized by the U.S. government and press freedom organizations. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File) (The Associated Press)
Iran's official IRNA news agency is reporting that the verdict against a jailed Washington Post reporter has been issued.
The Sunday report quotes judiciary spokesman Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejehi as saying that Iran's judiciary has issued its verdict against Jason Rezaian.
Ejehi did not elaborate on the details of the verdict but said it can be appealed within 20 days.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Calls to Reziaian's lawyer were not immediately returned on Sunday.
Rezaian, the Post's Tehran bureau chief, is accused of charges including espionage in a closed-door trial that has been widely criticized by the U.S. government and press freedom organizations. He reportedly faces up to 10 to 20 years in prison if convicted.