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"We do not jail people for their opinions[.]"

— Mohammad Javad Zarif

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Source: On 29 April 2015, Zarif appearing on the Charlie Rose talk-show, when asked about the detention of Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post reporter held in Iran for the past nine months. According to
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