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Jason Rezaian caught in feud between President Rouhani and Iran hardliners
Source: The Guardian
Jason Rezaian caught in feud between President Rouhani and Iran hardliners
Hardliners accuse Washington Post reporter of accessing sensitive information
but moderates say Rezaian is the victim of an effort to smear the government
Saeed Kamali Dehghan in London and Lauren Gambino in Los Angeles
Wednesday 18 March 2015 12.49 GMT
Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post reporter detained in Iran for nearly eight months, is the victim of internal rivalries between powerful senior figures in the Islamic republic, with hardliners accusing him of gaining privileged access to information through the nephew of the country’s president, Hassan Rouhani.
The Iranian intelligence authorities have been trying to build a case against Rezaian in an effort to undermine Rouhani’s moderate administration, which favours better relations with the west, the Guardian has learned.
Hardliners have claimed that the Iranian American reporter had access to sensitive information through contacts with Rouhani’s nephew, Esmail Samavi, who works for the president’s office as a public relations manager.
Rezaian’s family say the allegations are unfounded. “If they (the Iranian intelligence authorities) are trying to go after the Rouhani family, then they’ve held the wrong person for eight months,” said Jason’s brother, Ali, the family spokesman.
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Hardliners accuse Washington Post reporter of accessing sensitive information
but moderates say Rezaian is the victim of an effort to smear the government
Saeed Kamali Dehghan in London and Lauren Gambino in Los Angeles
Wednesday 18 March 2015 12.49 GMT
Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post reporter detained in Iran for nearly eight months, is the victim of internal rivalries between powerful senior figures in the Islamic republic, with hardliners accusing him of gaining privileged access to information through the nephew of the country’s president, Hassan Rouhani.
The Iranian intelligence authorities have been trying to build a case against Rezaian in an effort to undermine Rouhani’s moderate administration, which favours better relations with the west, the Guardian has learned.
Hardliners have claimed that the Iranian American reporter had access to sensitive information through contacts with Rouhani’s nephew, Esmail Samavi, who works for the president’s office as a public relations manager.
Rezaian’s family say the allegations are unfounded. “If they (the Iranian intelligence authorities) are trying to go after the Rouhani family, then they’ve held the wrong person for eight months,” said Jason’s brother, Ali, the family spokesman.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/18/jason-rezaian-washington-post-iran-president-hardliners-feud
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