President Obama was “relieved” to hear that Iran released imprisoned Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi May 11, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said.

“We want to continue to stress that she was wrongly accused, but we welcome this humanitarian gesture,” Gibbs said of the freelance journalist who was working in Iran and initially sentenced to eight years in prison on charges of spying for the United States.

“Obviously, we continue to take issue with the charges against her and the verdicts rendered, but we are very heartened that she has been released, and wish her and her family all of the very best,” Secretary of State Clinton said.

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