US Secret Payment to Iran Could Be Ransom for Release of Four Nationals

Controversy has arisen over whether the US secret disbursement of $400 million worth of cash to Iran in January was a ransom for the simultaneous release of four its nationals held by Tehran, US media reported on Wednesday.

Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, 3 others freed in Iran prisoner swap deal

Iran has freed four prisoners with dual Iranian-US nationality, the Tehran public prosecutor said Saturday, without releasing their names. However, several news outlets are reporting that Jason Rezaian, a reporter with The Washington Post, is among them.