Clinton says will press Iran on journalist's case

Washington: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Saturday she was "deeply disappointed" by Iran's decision to sentence Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi and would raise the case with Tehran.

"I am deeply disappointed by the reported sentencing of Roxana Saberi by the Iranian judiciary," said Clinton in a statement released by the State Department. "We will continue to vigorously raise our concerns to the Iranian government."