Jason Rezaian

We've consistently punched above our weight, broken incredible stories from Ukraine,

to the White House, right?

We're at the front line of this every single day.

We're gonna be continuing to do that.

The Washington Post is never gonna back down from covering these stories.

We have the most incredible staff in the business.

And I promise you,

I promise you, whoever goes to work in that building tomorrow, the next day, a month from now is going to keep breaking stories, keep holding power to account better than anybody else.

engagement with the Iranian regime right now, especially around the nuclear program, would be a mistake.

I think our focus should be centered on the people of Iran and their aspirations.

A stable Iran with an open economy and an open society that has the same borders that we know right now would be in the region's interest and would be in the United States of America's interest.

The truth is that there are very few people in Washington or other global capitals that have relevant recent experience inside of Iran.

And there are quite a lot of dissidents who have either left Iran in recent years or are still on the ground and willing to communicate their positions.

We should be leaning on them to better understand the dynamics inside the country and how we can be most supportive.

I think President Trump is responding to the call that the Iranian people have.

The Iranian people have heard his words.

They are naming streets after him in Iran.

There's a difference.

They know he's no Barack Obama or Joe Biden.

And that's why they do have a higher expectation.