{"id":26037,"date":"2015-07-13T12:12:12","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T16:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=26037"},"modified":"2015-07-13T12:12:12","modified_gmt":"2015-07-13T16:12:12","slug":"why-are-we-negotiating-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=26037","title":{"rendered":"Why Are We Negotiating?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s Washington Post<\/a> posted an article about\u00a0Washington Post journalist\u00a0Jason Rezaian.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

An Iranian court on Monday held a third hearing for a Washington Post journalist facing charges that include espionage in a trial that has drawn sharp criticism from press freedom groups and the State Department<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The attorney for Jason Rezaian<\/a>, The Post\u2019s bureau chief in Tehran<\/a>, said the \u201cremaining charges\u201d were reviewed during the closed-door session<\/a> in the Revolutionary Court<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But the lawyer, Leila Ahsan, could give no further details about the session. She is barred from publicly discussing the proceedings against Rezaian, who has been detained nearly a year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jason Rezaian held dual citizenship in Iran<\/a> and the United States<\/a>. He worked in Iran as a journalist.<\/p>\n

The article further reports:<\/p>\n

The Revolutionary Court held two sessions in Rezaian\u2019s trial in May and June. The charges against him include espionage and distributing propaganda against the Islamic republic<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rezaian, his Iranian wife and two photojournalists were detained July 22, 2014, in Tehran. His wife, Yeganeh Salehi, a correspondent for the National newspaper<\/a> in Abu Dhabi<\/a>, was later released on bail. A photojournalist also faces charges related to the case.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The claims against Rezaian, 39, appear to include a visit he made to a U.S. consulate seeking a visa for his wife and a letter he wrote seeking a job in the Obama administration<\/a> in 2008 \u2014 material that was apparently taken from his confiscated laptop.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jason Rezaian is not the only American citizen the Iranians currently have in prison. I truly believe that we should suspend all negotiations with Iran and leave the economic sanctions in place until these political and religious prisoners are released and sent back to America. I really don’t understand why we are continuing to negotiate with a country that puts American citizens in prison.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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