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Freed Washington Post Tehran bureau chief Jason Rezaian (center) sits with his wife Yeganeh Salehi (left) during the inauguration of the Washington Post headquarters in Washington, DC, on January 28, 2016. (AFP/Mandel Ngan)
November 25, 2019, 2:18 pm
Iran rejects US order to pay $180m over reporter’s jailing
Regime spokesman says 2016 release of Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian after 544 days in prison on espionage charges ‘was a favor Iran did for him’
By AFP
Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian participates in a panel discussion on media freedom at United Nations headquarters, September 25, 2019. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
November 23, 2019, 7:53 am
Washington Post reporter imprisoned by Iran awarded $180 million
US judge denounces Tehran’s treatment of Jason Rezaian, says ‘holding a man hostage and torturing him to gain leverage in negotiations with the United States is outrageous’
By Jon Gambrell
An undated promotional handout still from the Iranian state TV series, 'Gando,' shows actor Payam Dehkordi, center, who plays a character apparently based on Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, among other actors. (Mohammad Bagheri/TV series, 'Gando,' via AP)
July 14, 2019, 8:26 pm
Iran spy TV show glorifies hard-liners imprisoning US reporter
‘Gando’ is based on the case of Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, who was held by Iranians for 18 months on charges of espionage
By Jon Gambrell
Jason Rezaian, former Tehran bureau chief for the Washington Post, who was imprisoned by Iranian authorities in 2014, poses for a portrait at the Washington Post on February 20, 2019 in Washington, DC (Brendan Smialowski / AFP)
February 23, 2019, 8:02 am
Washington Post reporter’s memoir recounts imprisonment in Iran
During 18 months in captivity as apparent pawn of nuclear deal diplomacy, Jason Rezaian was interrogated, threatened with dismemberment and told he could receive life in prison
By Cyril Julien
US Secretary of State John Kerry (left) speaks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif after the UN atomic watchdog verifies that Iran has met all conditions of the July 2015 nuclear deal, in Vienna, Austria, on January 16, 2016. (AFP/Kevin Lamarque/Pool)
November 18, 2016, 1:34 pm
Iran arrested 12 top officials for spying in last 2 years, MP says
Detainees reportedly infiltrated top government posts, held dual citizenship; Tehran denies breaching nuke deal
By ToI Staff and AFP
Freed Washington Post Tehran bureau chief Jason Rezaian (center) sits with his wife Yeganeh Salehi (left) during the inauguration of the Washington Post headquarters in Washington, DC, on January 28, 2016. (AFP/Mandel Ngan)
October 4, 2016, 5:20 am
Freed Washington Post reporter sues Iran over imprisonment
Jason Rezaian accuses Tehran of holding him hostage for 18 months to ‘extort concessions’ from US, claims ‘irreparable harm’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Senator Ben Sasse speaking in Las Vegas in July, 2016. (CC BY-SA Gage Skidmore, Flickr)
August 19, 2016, 11:38 am
Republicans target Obama after Iran payout linked to hostage release
GOP says conditioning $400m for Tehran on freedom for US prisoners makes it a ransom; administration defends move as ‘leverage’
By AP
US State Department spokesman John Kirby briefs reporters on August 18, 2016. (screen capture/US State Department)
August 19, 2016, 2:20 am
US says $400m cash delivery to Iran was ‘leverage’ for release of prisoners
In first, State Department admits connection between payment, prisoner swap and implementation of controversial nuke deal
By ToI Staff and AP
Illustrative: A 2008 photo of Evin Prison in Tehran, Iran, where a number of foreigners and dual nationals have been detained over the years. (CC BY-SA 2.0 Ehsan Iran/Wikipedia)
August 16, 2016, 4:56 pm
Tehran arrests dual national on security charges
Iran increasingly targeting those with foreign citizenship, ties in wake of nuclear deal with world powers
By Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell
US Secretary of State John Kerry talks during a press conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, August 4, 2016. (AP/Jorge Saenz)
August 4, 2016, 10:32 pm
Kerry: $400m delivery to Iran was not a ransom payment
Top US diplomat defends cash payout in wake of nuke deal, prisoner swap, says it saved US taxpayers ‘billions of dollars’
By ToI Staff and AP
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe with her daughter, Gabriella, in 2016. (AFP)
July 11, 2016, 6:30 pm
Iran indicts dual UK, US, Canadian nationals on unknown charges
Foreigner also charged as fears grow Tehran wants all four as bargaining chips in a future prisoner swap
By Amir Vahdat and Jon Gambrell
Illustrative: A prison in Iran. (CC BY-SA Ehsan Iran/Wikipedia)
April 26, 2016, 3:46 pm
Iran jails 4 journalists ‘linked to hostile Western governments’
Sentences of 5-10 years handed down for criticizing Supreme Leader Khamenei and former president Ahmadinejad
By AFP
Illustrative: A 2008 photo of Evin Prison in Tehran, Iran, where a number of foreigners and dual nationals have been detained over the years. (CC BY-SA 2.0 Ehsan Iran/Wikipedia)
February 24, 2016, 11:46 pm
80-year-old American detained in Iran, family says
Baquer Namazi, first American jailed since January prisoner swap, held in Evin prison, wife says; son also jailed in Iran
By Bradley Klapper
Freed Washington Post Tehran bureau chief Jason Rezaian (center) sits with his wife Yeganeh Salehi (left) during the inauguration of the Washington Post headquarters in Washington, DC, on January 28, 2016. (AFP/Mandel Ngan)
January 29, 2016, 2:46 am
Freed reporter Rezaian humbled by efforts that won his release from Iran
Captors told Washington Post journalist US wouldn’t lift a finger; Kerry says case shows how reporters are ‘hunted’ today
By AFP
Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, center, appears with his wife Yeganeh Salehi and mother Mary Reazaian in Germany on January 20, 2016, following his release from Iranian custody (screen capture: YouTube)
January 23, 2016, 1:19 pm
White House facing questions over $1.7 billion to Iran
Republicans want probe into payment to Tehran that Obama administration denies was bribe to secure release of 5 Americans
By Bradley Klapper
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