The journalist “Jason Rezaian” and family in the U.S.

The column also alleged that Rezaian and his wife were American spies and might be acting as a liaison for the U.S.-based National American Council lobbying group. According to Agence France-Presse, such allegations were unsubstantiated. In writing for The New Yorker, journalist Laura Secor asserted the “recognizably trumped-up charges” were “both patently absurd and entirely run-of-the-mill.”

June 18, 2022 | 5:58 pm