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Jason Rezaian

United States

Global Opinion Writer at The Washington Post

Journalist @WashingtonPost since 2012. Host of “544 Days” Podcast. Co-Executive Director @CSIS Hostage Commission. 2x Fellow @harvard. Board Chair @PFC_NPC

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  • 5 days ago | washingtonpost.com | Damir Marusic |Jason Rezaian |Jason Willick

    Will the U.S.-Iran conflict spin out of control? (washingtonpost.com) Will the U.S.-Iran conflict spin out of control? By Damir Marusic; Jason Rezaian; Jason Willick 2025062220255100 You're reading the Prompt 2025 newsletter. Sign up to get it in your inbox. One day after President Donald Trump ordered attacks on Iranian targets to thwart their nuclear program, facts are still scarce about how effective the strikes have been.

  • 3 weeks ago | csis.org | Jon B. Alterman |Jason Rezaian

    Imposing real costs on countries that take U.S. citizens hostage may not compel them to release Americans immediately. However, if properly structured and communicated, the prospect of real (but reversible) costs can persuade countries to limit these activities and deter others from taking this route.

  • 2 months ago | contrarian.substack.com | Jason Rezaian

    In 2015, Jason Rezaian was unjustly arrested in Iran and detained for nearly a year and a half. Since his release, he has been advocating for other political hostages imprisoned by foreign nations. Now, he joins Jen to discuss the wrongful deportation of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to El Salvador and what the Trump administration’s refusal to facilitate his release means. Jason Rezaian is a Senior Associate of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

  • Mar 20, 2025 | washingtonpost.com | Jason Rezaian

  • Mar 20, 2025 | editorandpublisher.com | Jason Rezaian

    Posted Thursday, March 20, 2025 5:37 pm When my Iranian jailers told me, with a straight face, that my newspaper — The Post — didn’t exist, it was easy to laugh it off.

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6 Jun 25

RT @SupportJimmyLai: Political prisoners are being silenced. Will democracies speak up? Join leading voices — including Sebastien Lai, @jr…

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4 Jun 25

RT @PedroPizano: @CSIS @jrezaian The great @Prof. Dani Gilbert (@_danigilbert) from @NorthwesternU's @WeinbergCollege. "Compellence is onl…

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4 Jun 25

RT @PedroPizano: MAY THE RECOMMENDATIONS BE IMPLEMENTED (including FSIA) AND MAY WE BRING ALL AMERICANS BACK HOME. MAY WE DETER, COMPEL, A…