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Speaker Boehner on Unjust Verdict Against Jason Rezaian

Statement

Date: Oct. 12, 2015
Issues: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Foreign Affairs

House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) today issued the following statement condemning Iran's unjust verdict against American citizen and Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian:

"President Obama's gamble that a nuclear deal would lead to a more responsible Iran has already failed. This sham of a trial violated every international standard and made a mockery of Iran's own legal system.

"Jason Rezaian is known by many in Tehran -- including Foreign Minister Mohammad Zarif -- as a "good' and "decent' reporter. But that didn't protect him from being tortured, abused, and wrongly convicted by the same regime that will be trusted to inspect itself under a nuclear deal that will give Iran legitimacy and billions in cash. President Obama needs to think long and hard before moving forward."


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