Tehran (Basirat) :Iran’s parliament speaker has criticized the US arrest of the Iran-based journalist Marzieh Hashemi, describing it as yet another proof that Washington does not hold real respect for human rights and sees it a tool for pressurizing independent states.

Tehran (Basirat) :Iran’s parliament speaker has criticized the US arrest of the Iran-based journalist Marzieh Hashemi, describing it as yet another proof that Washington does not hold real respect for human rights and sees it a tool for pressurizing independent states.