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Freed US reporter leaves Iran: Washington Post

Published: 17 Jan 2016 - 03:36 pm | Last Updated: 08 Nov 2021 - 07:59 am
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File photo of Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian.

 

Washington: Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian has been released from Evin Prison in Tehran and has left Iran, his newspaper said in a statement Sunday.

The Post also said it was "pleased to see that Iran released four other Americans," but gave no further details.

"We are relieved that this 545-day nightmare for Jason and his family is finally over," said the statement signed by Post publisher Frederick Ryan. Rezaian left Iran on a plane with his wife Yeganeh Salehi, the statement said, without saying if any of the other Americans freed were also on board.

AFP