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US reporter detention a 'fiasco', says Iran's human rights chief

2014-12-04 16 Dailymotion

<p>In an interview with FRANCE 24, the secretary of Iran's Human Rights Council, Mohammad Javad Larijani, discusses the detention of Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian. The Iranian-American journalist has been held in Iran without charge since July.</p><br />Larijani says he hopes Rezaian's case will be presented to court &quot;as soon as possible&quot;.<br />&quot;Let us hope that this fiasco will end on good terms,&quot; he added. <br />Larijani also expressed hope that the house arrest of opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi will soon come to an end.<br />Larijani declined to confirm US reports that Iran had carried out airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Iraq.<br />&quot;We do not endorse this claim by the Pentagon,&quot; he said.<br />&nbsp;<br /><br />Visit our website:<br />http://www.france24.com<br /><br />Like us on Facebook:<br />https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/France24_en

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