Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian's arrest had nothing to do with his being a journalist, according to Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i, a spokesman for Iran's judiciary.

He said many foreign journalists were in the country and in many cases, they had been invited by the government of Iran

Mohseni-Eje'i declined to comment on the details of the case against Rezaian, who has been imprisoned in Iran for more than one year.

Four closed-door hearings have been held in Rezaian's trial. A verdict could come already this week.

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