Jason Rezaian (born March 15, 1976) is an American-Iranian journalist currently employed as The Washington Post bureau chief in Tehran, Iran. On July 22, 2014, Iranian authorities raided the Tehran residence of Rezaian and his wife, Yeganeh Salehi, and took the couple into custody. While Salehi – who is also a journalist – was released on October 6, Rezaian remains in custody at Evin Prison, a detention center in Tehran known for housing political prisoners and intellectuals.