TEHRAN - The Iranian foreign minister has said that charges made by the Islamic Republic against Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian are serious.

Mohammad Javad Zarif made the remarks on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference held in Tehran on Saturday, Nasim news agency reported.However, he said Iran is trying to “investigate the case from the humanitarian point of view.”Judiciary spokesman Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejei announced last week that the court had issued ruling on Jason, but did not provide any further details.SP/P