The agreement reached between the United States and Iran is “unconscionable” because it leaves Pastor Saeed Abedini, a U.S. citizen, behind – imprisoned in Iran because of his Christian faith.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Christian pastor Saeed Abedini is an American citizen who Obama has ignored time and again. His nuke deal with Iran does nothing to work to free Pastor Saeed and the other Americans held in a dark, rat-infested Iranian hellhole. For this reason alone, the just-signed deal with Iran must be declared null and void by Congress. Tell Obama NO DEAL without releasing these American captives.
It is unconscionable that the Obama Administration would sign a deal with Iran without securing the freedom of Pastor Saeed Abedini who has been imprisoned for nearly three years simply because of his Christian faith.
President Obama told the Abedini family face-to-face that he considered the release of Pastor Saeed a ‘top priority.’ How could that be a “top priority” when a deal is reached and Pastor Saeed is left behind? What happened today makes a bad deal even worse. We will now focus our attention on convincing Congress to reject this deal.”
Naghmeh Abedini, the wife of American Pastor Saeed, is deeply disappointed with today’s outcome:
"I plead with Congress to ensure that my husband, an American citizen, is not left behind. With the announcement of a deal and yet silence as to the fate of Saeed and the other Americans held hostage in Iran, their fate lies now in the hands of Congress. I plead with each member of Congress to review the deal with our family at the forefront of their thoughts. Congress holds the key to bringing my husband home, to returning the father to my children. My children have desperately missed the loving embrace of their father for the last three years of their lives. They have grown up almost half of their lives without their father. Please help us ensure the remainder of their childhood includes both a mother and a father."
The State Department is A.W.O.L. – absent without leave – nearly silent about the devastating impact this “deal” has on the four wrongfully imprisoned Americans, including Pastor Saeed, left behind to suffer in harsh Iranian prison conditions.
Secretary of State Kerry’s brief mention of the American hostages almost appears to be an afterthought. He
stated:
We continue to call on Iran to immediately release the detained U.S. citizens . . . . These Americans have remained in our thoughts throughout this negotiation. And we will continue to work for their safe and their swift return. And we urge Iran to bring our missing Americans home as well.
They need more than our “thoughts.” They deserve better than being relegated to the “sidelines.” They need action. But the deal is not final. Congresses has a voice, a choice to approve this deal and abandon the Americans or to reject the deal and demand Iran free the Americans.
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