--- description: "I appreciate everything that has been done on my behalf," the Washington Post journalist said title: Jason Rezaian Says He's 'Feeling Fine' After Release From Iran image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8aea1257af8fe922/698879b5f887dc1af3e94352/jason-rezaian1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Iran](/tag/iran/) ## Iran Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Jason Rezaian Says He's 'Feeling Fine' After Release From Iran by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 20, 2016 2:46 PM CUT  Jason Rezaian , one of the U.S. citizens recently released from detention in Iran, waves to media as he stands with his wife Yeganeh Salehi and mother Mary Rezaian outside the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in the southwestern town of Landstuhl, Germany, on Jan. 20, 2016. Jason Rezaian , one of the U.S. citizens recently released from detention in Iran, waves to media as he stands with his wife Yeganeh Salehi and mother Mary Rezaian outside the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in the southwestern town of Landstuhl, Germany, on Jan. 20, 2016.Kai Pfaffenbach—Reuters by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 20, 2016 2:46 PM CUT Washington _Post_ journalist Jason Rezaian left Iran after nearly 18 months in custody on Sunday, and is already [beginning to recover](https://www.washingtonpost.com/pr/wp/2016/01/20/new-statement-from-jason-rezaian/ "undefined") from his long detention by spending time at a U.S. military hospital in Germany. In a new statement released by the _Post_, [Rezaian](http://time.com/4184525/jason-rezaian-washington-post/ "undefined") thanked those who worked for his [release](http://time.com/4183498/washington-post-jason-rezaian-released-iran/ "undefined") and those who are caring for him now: --- > “” --- \[[_Washington Post_](https://www.washingtonpost.com/pr/wp/2016/01/20/new-statement-from-jason-rezaian/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4186634/jason-rezaian-feeling-fine-iran/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4186634/jason-rezaian-feeling-fine-iran/"},"headline":"Jason Rezaian Says He's 'Feeling Fine' After Release From Iran","datePublished":"2016-01-20T14:46:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T14:16:45.585Z","description":"\"I appreciate everything that has been done on my behalf,\" the Washington Post journalist said","url":"https://time.com/4186634/jason-rezaian-feeling-fine-iran/","keywords":["Iran"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8aea1257af8fe922/698879b5f887dc1af3e94352/jason-rezaian1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8aea1257af8fe922/698879b5f887dc1af3e94352/jason-rezaian1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Jason Rezaian (C), one of the U.S. citizens recently released from detention in Iran, waves to media as he stands with his wife Yeganeh Salehi (L) and mother Mary Rezaian outside the Emergency Room of the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) in the s","caption":"Jason Rezaian (C), one of the U.S. citizens recently released from detention in Iran, waves to media as he stands with his wife Yeganeh Salehi (L) and mother Mary Rezaian outside the Emergency Room of the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) in the s","creditText":"Kai Pfaffenbach—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/iran/","name":"Iran"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4186634/jason-rezaian-feeling-fine-iran/","name":"Jason Rezaian Says He's 'Feeling Fine' After Release From Iran"}}]}] ```