Thomas Erdbrink (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtoːmɑs ˈɛrtbrɪŋk]; born January 27, 1976) is a Dutch journalist who is the Northern Europe bureau chief for The New York Times, covering Nordic countries and the Netherlands.

[2] Erdbrink was at the time one of the few Western reporters accredited for U.S. media in Iran.

[2] From 2008 to 2012 he served as The Washington Post bureau chief in Tehran and was succeeded by Jason Rezaian.

[2] He is fluent in Dutch, English, Persian and German and regularly appears on European and American media outlets.

[3] In June 2019, The New York Times publicized that Iranian authorities had revoked Erdbrink's press credentials in late February 2019 and he has been unable to perform work in the country since then.