Iran Holds Tehran-Based Washington Post Reporter, Official Says
An Iranian official has confirmed the arrest of a journalist with the Washington Post on unspecified charges. The reporter “has been detained for some questions and after technical investigations, the judiciary will provide details on the issue,” Gholam-Hossein Esmaili, director general of the Tehran Province Justice Department, was cited as saying by the official Islamic Republic News Agency. The Post said yesterday that Jason Rezaian, 38, a U.S.- Iranian dual national, along with his Iranian wife, Yeganeh Salehi, and two other U.S. ...
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