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Speaking of Iran

The Reporter as a Hero, Not a Joke

November 5, 2014
Speaking of Iran
The Reporter as a Hero, Not a Joke
The Reporter as a Hero, Not a Joke

THE NEW YORK TIMES

BY DAVE ITZKOFF

For someone who spent 118 days imprisoned in Iran after reporting on the disputed 2009 election there, Maziar Bahari has a surprising sense of humor about the subject.

If “Rosewater,” Jon Stewart’s cinematic retelling of his incarceration, enjoys any success at all, then “credit goes to the Iranian government, really,” Mr. Bahari said wryly in a recent interview.

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