Two freelance photographers, also US citizens, were being held too, it said.

Western news organisations, including the BBC, have great difficulty operating in Iran, with journalists facing detention and surveillance.lomeg

"We are deeply troubled by this news and are concerned for the welfare of Jason, Yeganeh and two others said to have been detained with them," Washington Post foreign editor Douglas Jehl said in a statement.

Mr Rezaian has been the Post's Iran correspondent since 2012. Ms Salehi works as a correspondent for the National, an English-language newspaper based in the United Arab Emirates.

Authorities in Iran frequently detain or harass journalists working for western news organisations, and Americans with dual citizenship are typical targetslomeg

Iran-based family members of BBC journalists have been questioned by intelligence services, and authorities have attempted to intimidate London-based BBC Persian staff by setting up false Facebook pages on which BBC staff members purport to admit to sexual misconduct or to spying for the UK.

Last year, Iran warned the families of 15 BBC Persian Service journalists that their relatives must cease working for the BBC in London, and in some cases the lives of the staff were threatened. 亲情在于互动-亲子

In 2009, Iranian-American reporter Roxana Saberi was held for five months after being arrested for purchasing a bottle of wine. She had worked as a freelancer for the BBC and for US radio network National Public Radio. The same year, a reporter for the AFP news agency was held for several days. 約會派隊妝

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Her most recent effort, 1000 Forms of Fear, is her first chart-topper on the Billboard 200, a weekly ranking of top-selling albums.

The Australian performer's latest hit single Chandelier has been her first solo top 20 hit in the United States and achieved triple-platinum sales in Australia, peaking at No. 2 on the charts.

Sia's promotion of her latest work has been somewhat odd, but obviously successful.

Despite a low-key launch, the album sold 52,000 copies in its first week after being released on July 8.

She performed Chandelier on US television program Ellen with her back to the camera and has opted not to take part in traditional photo shoots usually favoured by recording artists.

That appearance was the first promotional work Sia did for the album after she signed a recording deal with RCA Records stipulating she was not required to tour the record or give press interviews to promote it.

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