Iran announced overnight that Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian has been convicted , two months after a closed-door espionage trial - a conviction The Washington Post says is an "outrageous" miscarriage of justice.<br />"Iran has behaved unconscionably throughout this case, but never more so than with this indefensible decision by a Revolutionary Court to convict an innocent journalist of serious crimes after a proceeding that unfolded in secret, with no evidence whatsoever of any wrongdoing," the paper said shortly following the reported announcement on Iranian state television.<br />No sentence for Rezaian was announced and over the weekend, when an Iranian judiciary spokesperson first said a verdict had been reached, the official noted it could be appealed and "is not final," according to The Washington Post.<br />Today U.S. State Department spokesperson said the department is aware of the news or the conviction, but had not seen "official confirmation of a verdict on specific charges or any further information."
