Iran's judiciary chief has ordered a "quick and fair" appeal for US-Iranian reporter Roxana Saberi, jailed last week for eight years for spying. Ayatollah Shahrudi said different aspects of the case "should be fairly, accurately and quickly considered". His order came after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the journalist must have the legal right to defend herself. US President Barack Obama has expressed concern at the sentencing, handed down after a one-day trial in Tehran. Ms Saberi, 31, denies any involvement in espionage, and Mr Obama also said she was not a spy and called for her release. The BBC's Jon Leyne, in Tehran, says it is not clear whether the ayatollah's statement means Ms Saberi will receive clemency, or that the Iranian authorities are merely stressing they are dealing fairly with her case.
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