Rezaian, his wife and two photojournalists were detained on July 2014 in Tehran.
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The attorneys, the prosecutor-general’s representative, and an official translator also attended the session.
DUBAI (Reuters) – A third hearing in the trial of jailed Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian on espionage charges took place behind closed doors in Tehran on Monday, Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported.
Two previous sessions for the dual Iranian-American citizen were held in late May and early June. His brother Ali told Reuters Television in May that Rezaian, the Post’s Tehran bureau chief, had lost 40 pounds (18 kg) in prison.
He is accused of collecting confidential information, cooperating with hostile governments and disseminating propaganda against the Iranian regime. Ties were cut following the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Washington has rejected the espionage charges against Rezaian as “absurd”.
The report gave no other details of the proceedings. U S officials, the Washington Post and rights groups have criticised his trial and pressed for his release. Although he holds Iranian and United States citizenship, Iran is treating him exclusively as an Iranian as the country does not recognise such dual nationality. All were later released except Rezaian, who has been held for more than 300 days.
Reporters gathered in front of the Tehran courthouse as they have during past hearings but were not allowed inside. Authorities usually bring those charged in sensitive cases through a gate that is closed to the public.
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