US journalist Roxana Saberi has been freed by Iran after being sentenced to 8 years in prison on trumped-up espionage charges after a 15-minute “trial:” US journalist freed by Iran, reunited with parents.

Associated Press writer Ali Akbar Dareini seems to believe this ridiculous charade will help Barack Obama achieve “dialogue” with the mullahs.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An American journalist imprisoned on espionage charges in Iran for four months was freed Monday and reunited with her smiling, tearful parents — a move that clears a major obstacle to President Barack Obama’s attempts at dialogue with the top U.S. adversary in the Middle East. The United States had said the charges against Roxana Saberi, a 32-year-old dual Iranian-American citizen, were baseless and repeatedly demanded her release.