<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 "as soon as possible".<br />"Let us hope that this fiasco will end on good terms," 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 />"We do not endorse this claim by the Pentagon," he said.<br /> <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
