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Jason Rezaian - Amplifying the Iranian Experience Amid Protests & Media Blackouts | The Daily Show

2026-01-27 Comedy
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Director of Press Freedom Initiatives at The Washington Post, Jason Rezaian sits down with Jon Stewart to discuss the increasingly deadly protests against the Iranian regime. They talk about the importance of collecting details of the Iranian experience despite the impermeable internet blackouts, how Trump’s desire to make a deal with Iran would only empower the current oppressive regime, the benefits of including Iranian dissidents exiled to the U.S. in policy conversations, and the humor that carried Rezaian through his 544-day wrongful prison sentence in Iran. #DailyShow #Iran #WashingtonPost #JonStewart Subscribe to The Daily Show: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwWhs_6x42TyRM4Wstoq8HA/?sub_confirmation=1 Follow The Daily Show: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedailyshow Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedailyshow Stream full episodes of The Daily Show on Paramount+: http://www.paramountplus.com/thedailyshow Follow Comedy Central: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComedyCentral Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ComedyCentral Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comedycentral About The Daily Show: Jon Stewart and The Best F**king News Team host The Daily Show, an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning program analyzing the biggest stories in news, politics, and culture through a sharp, satirical lens. The Daily Show redefined the late night show category on TV and, with an audience of over 51M across social media platforms, has become a launching pad for some of the biggest stars in entertainment. The Daily Show airs weeknights at 11/10c on Comedy Central.

Top Comments (10)

@PowerfulJapan 2026-01-27

Check in on your Iranian friends and neighbors. There’s incredible pain they’re all experiencing.

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@michaelsoussan4571 2026-01-27

Finally, Jon Stewart gives the biggest story in the world some space on the show - Iran’s future will affect all of our futures

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@margotholmes7857 2026-01-27

What Iran is going through is heartbreaking… 100%b

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@RootlessCosmicWanderer 2026-01-27

Thank you John! It feels like the world is silent and indifferent. I don't know how the brutal massacre of >30,000 people in less than a week wasn't deemed news worthy enough! This helps spread the news.

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@hamedmb3033 2026-01-27

Finally, some words about IRAN

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@tannaziii1 2026-01-27

Thank you, Jon, for bringing this up and for doing the interview. I’m not sure what Jason is trying to say here, but in protests across the globe people are chanting Reza Pahlavi’s name for him to lead the transitional period. But again, thank you for being one of the few people in entertainment who genuinely cares about the truth and about people, no matter their color or origin.

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@omidk8785 2026-01-27

It was so sad not hearing about this crisis from a man with the highest integrity in the show biz; so glad that you finally covered it Jon.

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@mahnoushnajmi1198 2026-01-28

Iranian here — thank you for taking the time to address such an important topic, and for the honest conversation. It’s genuinely shocking how silent much of the media has been about the massacre in Iran. One point I’d like to add: Reza Pahlavi is regarded as the leading figure of the opposition — most impoprtantly, by people who has constantly been chanting his name in the streets of Iran. So let's please listen to the people of Iran while helping amplify our voices. Thank you again.

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@toktammalak9924 2026-01-28

Thanks Jason for talking about Iran. However how you can not hear people inside Iran who have been calling Reza Pahlavi to be their leader and he accepted to help us for transition time. We all need to hear the people and their voice

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@MM-cz1vn 2026-01-28

TDS is the only talk show that each time talks about protests in Iran. THANK YOU for being our voice.

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