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35:31Now PlayingJason Rezaian, a Washington Post reporter who was imprisoned in Iran for over a year, joins Court Accountability Action’s MacKenZie Rumage to talk about the death of Ayatollah Khamanei, and the outbreak of war with Iran. Jason and MacKenZie talk about how Iranians have reacted, whether they can trust President Trump to put their needs first, and what may come next for the country. Jason, the Director of the Press Freedom Initiatives for the Post, also talks about what he sees as threats to the fourth estate both at home and abroad.
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