CAIRO (AP) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declined to specifically discuss the case of a detained Washington Post journalist during a nationally televised news conference Saturday.

During the conference, a journalist asked a question about Iran’s global outreach after the parliament’s impeachment of the country’s science minister, increased raids targeting satellite dishes and the detention of Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian.

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