United States 'deeply disappointed' as Iran convicts reporter

Sunday, April 19, 2009

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran convicted an American journalist of spying for the U.S. and sentenced her to eight years in prison, her lawyer said Saturday, complicating the Obama administration's efforts to break a 30-year-old diplomatic deadlock with Tehran.

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