Judiciary to decide about Jason Rezaian: official
Tehran, Jan 11, IRNA – Deputy Culture Minister for Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Hossein Nooshabadi said on Monday that it is the…
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Americans seek swap in U.S. reporter case, says Iranian official
Unnamed Americans have contacted Iran for a deal to swap Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, convicted and jailed in Iran on spying…
Ejei: Jason Rezaeian is sentenced to prison on espionage charges
Tehran, Nov 22, IRNA – Judiciary Spokesman Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei said on Sunday that the court has issued a verdict on Jason…
Iran says verdict issued on Washington post reporter
A verdict has been issued in the trial in Iran of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, the country’s judiciary spokesman said Sunday,…
Report: Iran has no plan to swap for detained Post reporter
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency is reporting that the Islamic Republic has no plan to swap detained Washington…
Washington Post takes case of jailed Tehran reporter to the U.N.
The Washington Post stepped up a campaign for the release of its jailed reporter in Iran, Jason Rezaian, on Wednesday, appealing to…
Lawyer: Post reporter’s next hearing in Iran likely the last
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The lawyer of a detained Washington Post journalist charged with espionage in Iran says the next hearing in…
Iran spy trial of Washington Post reporter resumes
TEHRAN: The trial of Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian on charges of spying on Iran resumed behind closed doors in Tehran on…
Washington Post reporter Rezaian to attend 2nd trial session in Iran Monday
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian will appear in the court for the second trial session in the Iranian capital,…
Iran defends spy trial of US journalist
TEHRAN: Iran hit back Thursday at U.S. charges that the trial of Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian on spying charges lacked transparency,…
US demands Iran to drop charges against Washington Post reporter
Iran must free Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian whose secret trial as an alleged US spy started on Tuesday, US Department of…
Iran trial for Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian starts
The trial of a Washington Post journalist detained in Iran for almost 10 months on charges that include “espionage” has opened in…
Report: Trial of US reporter held in Iran to start next week
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The trial of a Washington Post reporter detained in Iran for months will begin next week, a defense…
Iran suggests U.S. intelligence operative may have taken advantage of detained reporter
(Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister on Wednesday suggested that an intelligence operative, possibly linked to the U.S. government, may have taken advantage…
Lawyer: Washington Post reporter in Iran faces 4 charges
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A jailed Washington Post reporter in Iran faces four charges, including an espionage charge, his lawyer told the…
Family of Jason Rezaian to sue over negative Iranian media campaign
Family of Washington Post journalist jailed in Iran to lodge complaint against ‘hardline’ newspapers they say are building a media case against…
Report: US reporter held in Iran facing ‘espionage’ charges
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A Washington Post journalist detained in Iran for over eight months is accused of “espionage” and “acting against…
Official: Iran court to hear post reporter’s case ‘on turn’
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A senior official in Iran’s judiciary says a court will hear the case of a detained Washington Post…
Iran MP wants Washington Post journalist ‘confession’ aired
Hard-line Iranian Parliament member Hamid Rasaei has been on a mission to connect the case of detained Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian…
Iran FM: Hopes Washington Post reporter will be cleared
MUNICH (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister says he hopes a Washington Post reporter being held on charges in Tehran will soon be…
Washington Post reporter, jailed in Tehran, is said to be out of solitary confinement
Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post’s Iran correspondent, who was imprisoned and placed in solitary confinement six months ago for unspecified reasons, has been moved…
Jason Rezaian: Iran to try Washington Post reporter
A Washington Post journalist detained for almost six months in Iran is to stand trial on unspecified charges. Jason Rezaian’s case had…
Iran’s coverage: Rouhani submits Iran’s next year budget bill to Majlis
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: President in Majlis to outline proposed budget bill President Hassan Rouhani is in…
Iran daily: Washington Post journalist Rezaian charged after 4+ months in prison
Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post correspondent in Iran, has been officially charged after more than four months in prison, according to the…
Post reporter charged in Iran after day in court
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Washington Post reporter detained in Iran for more than four months was formally charged Saturday after a day-long…
Iran’s coverage: Conditions ripe for final deal on nuclear issue: Iran
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Araqchi: Path paved for a nuclear agreement Senior member of the Iranian…
Iran extends detention of US journalist
Jason Rezaian, Washington Post’s Tehran bureau chief, to be kept in jail for another 60 days, Tehran judge rules. Iran has extended…
Iran says release of U.S.-Iranian journalist not imminent -Tasnim news agency
Nov 11 (Reuters) – A senior Iranian judiciary official has dismissed reports that a U.S.-Iranian journalist being held in Tehran will soon…
Iran’s coverage: Europe diplomats urge Iran-P5+1 deal
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: European diplomats urge Iran-P5+1 deal by deadline A group of former and…
US-Iranian reporter to be freed or pardoned “in less than a month”
A senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader has said that jailed Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian will be freed or pardoned “in…
Reporter’s family urges Iran to release him
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The family of an Iranian-American correspondent for the Washington Post who has been jailed in Iran…
Iran’s coverage: Britain lifts asset freeze on Iranian entities, individuals
Daily look at Iran’s late-breaking news and upcoming events: Britain annuls sanctions on Iranian entities, businessman The British Treasury has…
Iran daily: “We will coordinate action against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria”
Iran is pressing its campaign to coordinate political and military operations in Iraq and Syria against the Islamic State. Tehran is seeking…
Iran frees wife of Post’s Tehran correspondent, but he remains in custody
An Iranian photojournalist detained in Tehran nearly two months ago along with her husband, The Washington Post’s Tehran correspondent, has been released…
Iran’s president says arrest of Washington Post reporter not a sign of internal power struggle
NEW YORK — The jailing of a Washington Post reporter without public charges in Iran is not evidence of a power struggle between…
Washington Post reporter facing interrogation as Iranian, minister says
Foreign minister says Tehran treating Jason Rezaian, who holds dual US and Iranian citizenship, solely as citizen of Islamic republic Iran’s foreign…
Few details month after reporters detained in Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian-American correspondent for the Washington Post and his journalist wife have been held in custody…
Photojournalist held in Iran is released on bail, but Washington Post reporter still held
A photojournalist arrested in Iran alongside Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian and his wife was released on bail Wednesday, a family source…
UAE paper urges release of its reporter in Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The editor of a newspaper in the United Arab Emirates expressed hope Thursday that its correspondent…