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this week. last week we heard that we should get a verdict by today, so here we are, still no verdict, and jason remains behind bars. thomas is joining us, the tehran bureau chief for "the new york k times," one of the few journalists working inside iran. what's going on here? >> well, clearly, the lawyer and iran's judicial system aren't on the same speed, and this is not the first time, of course, that this has happened. basically, iran's judiciary has been saying all along that they will decide what is the final trial and that it will be up to the judge to make that call. and, apparently, of course, behind the scenes the judge has made this call to either have another session for mr. rezaian that will be a fifth one or at least postpone the handing down of a verdict because today was the deadline according to the lawyer, and we have seen nothing. jenna: do you expect to see something this week, thomas, knowing what you know?