Iran Journalist set to be released!

It’s about time!

Her case caused tension between the United States and Iran at a time with President Barack Obama had said he wanted to engage Washington’s longtime adversary in a dialogue. The U.S. has called the charges against her "baseless" and demanded she be freed.

Iran’s judiciary announced that the appeals court, which heard her case on Sunday, had reduced her jail term to a suspended two-year sentence, said one of her lawyers, Abdolsamad Khorramshahi.

He told The Associated Press that Saberi will be "released today."

Her other lawyer, Saleh Nikbakht, said she is "entitled to leave Iran immediately."

"In the next few days, we will make travel plans to return home," Reza Saberi told the AP.

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