Obama: 'Doing everything we can' to bring Pastor Saeed Abedini home
It was quite unexpected and most welcomed.
President Obama taking the lead – in a very public way – in ongoing efforts to free American Pastor Saeed Abedini, a U.S. citizen held in Iran for nearly two and a half years merely because of his Christian faith.
At the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, Thursday, President Obama delivered important remarks underscoring his commitment to securing the freedom of Pastor Saeed – not just a passing reference in his speech, but spending more than one minute and a half talking about Pastor Saeed’s plight. . . .