Jason Rezaian is a Washington Post reporter who, in 2014, while based in Tehran, was arrested by Iranian government security forces and after a secretive trial was sentenced to 18 months in prison.

There was no evidence to support a case against him, besides a letter sent to President Obama’s transition team in 2008 offering assistance with improving Iran-US relations. While in jail Jason suffered mental and physical abuse at the hands of his captors, before President Obama and then-Secretary of State John Kerry negotiated his release in January 2016.

We talk to him on the show today about separating the Iranian people and their football team from their government, his support of the Iran team despite that horrific experience, and the campaign to allow women attend football games in Iran.

 

Ken was at Russia/Egypt yesterday, and he casts an eye over Russia’s extraordinary running stats. Eoin has fallen in love with Artem Dzyuba, their burly centre-forward, and Ken runs the rule over Russian Arthur’s Day, queering the pitch, and laughing gas.

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