Post Reporter Jason Rezaian Freed

In a swap linked to the landmark nuclear deal between Tehran and six world powers, Iran released Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian and three other in exchange for seven imprisoned or charged here in the United States on Saturday.

Secretary of State John F. Kerry said  U.S. efforts to free the prisoners were ‘accelerated’ thanks to diplomatic channels opened by the nuclear talks, reports The Washington Post.

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