jason rezaian, welcome to hardtalk.n iran forfive years jason rezaian, welcome to hardtalk. you lived in iran for five years at the time of your arrest. how unexpected was it? thanks for having me on. it was quite unexpected. i had been living and working there for five years with full state permission. there had been moments where i thought my safety was potentially compromised but i thought that we were passed that era. 50 initial suspicions on their part?” suspicions on their part? i think so. suspicions on their part? i think so. during the years i worked there there was periods of tumbled within there was periods of tumbled within the society. at certain points journalistic potentials had been taken away. i always accepted that this might happen to me but i never expected it actually would. can you give us an idea of what the experience was like? you are heading out of your apartment on the way to a party? my wife and i were dressed up a party? my wife and i were dressed upfora a party? my wife and i were dressed u

jason rezaian, who used to report from tehran, might agree.knows what it's like to be terrorised by the state. seized from his home without warning, this us—iranian journalist was interrogated, tried and convicted on vague charges. he was held for 544 days before a deal was done to release him in 2016. he is now banned from iran for life. but is the trump administration right to see maximum pressure as the only way to affect change in iran? jason rezaian, welcome to hardtalk. you lived in iran forfive years at the time of your arrest. how unexpected was it? thanks for having me on today. it was quite unexpected. i had been living and working there for five years with full state permission. there had been moments where i thought my safety was potentially compromised but i thought that we were past that era. so initial suspicions on their part? certainly. during the years i worked there, there was periods of tumult within the society. at certain points ourjournalist credentials had been taken away across the board, myself and other colleagues as