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Episode 55: Jason Rezaian

Episode 55: Jason Rezaian

FromC-SPAN's The Weekly


Episode 55: Jason Rezaian

FromC-SPAN's The Weekly

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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
May 25, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

This week's guest is Washington Post Global Opinion Writer Jason Rezaian. In 2012 he moved to Iran, serving as the Washington Post foreign affairs correspondent based in Tehran. Two years later in 2014 he was taken hostage by Iranian authorities, convicted in a closed door trial, and held for 544 days. He joins us to talk about his experience in Iran and what might be in store now that the United States has withdrawn from the Iran Nuclear deal.
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Released:
May 25, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode

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Connecting today's political discourse with the past 40 years of politics. Using audio taken from C-SPAN's vast Video Library, each episode focuses on a theme tied to current events providing a unique perspective on today's news.