{"id":16903,"date":"2014-07-29T09:36:32","date_gmt":"2014-07-29T08:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news1613067580\/news-sp-256\/iran-a-world\/16903-us-calls-on-iranian-regime-to-release-washington-post-journalist"},"modified":"2023-01-15T21:37:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T20:37:26","slug":"us-calls-on-iranian-regime-to-release-washington-post-journalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-a-world\/us-calls-on-iranian-regime-to-release-washington-post-journalist\/","title":{"rendered":"US calls on Iranian regime to release Washington Post journalist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"dos\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-39939\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/05\/dos.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" style=\"float: left;margin: 5px\" \/>The U.S. Department of State called on the Iranian regime on Monday to free a Washington Post journalist and his wife and two others who have been arrested inside Iran last week, AFP reports.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said &#8220;We call on the Iranian government to immediately release Mr. Rezaian and the other three individuals. 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