Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian 'held in Iran'

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Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian 'held in Iran'

WASHINGTON: -- An American reporter for the Washington Post and his wife appear to have been detained in Tehran, the newspaper said.

Jason Rezaian, a 38-year-old dual Iran-US citizen, and his Iranian wife Yeganeh Salehi, were taken into custody on Tuesday evening, the paper said.

Two freelance photographers, also US citizens, were being held too, it said.

Western news organisations, including the BBC, have great difficulty operating in Iran, with journalists facing detention and surveillance.

"We are deeply troubled by this news and are concerned for the welfare of Jason, Yeganeh and two others said to have been detained with them," Washington Post foreign editor Douglas Jehl said in a statement.

Mr Rezaian has been the Post's Iran correspondent since 2012. Ms Salehi works as a correspondent for the National, an English-language newspaper based in the United Arab Emirates.

Full story: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-28476214


-- BBC 2014-07-25