Fox News - State Department Hit for Leaving Abedini Out of Iran Deal, as Condition Worsens
By FoxNews.com
The Obama administration faced renewed criticism Thursday for entering nuclear talks with Iran without first demanding the release of U.S. citizens, following reports that imprisoned pastor Saeed Abedini is facing threats on his life from other prisoners.
"It is unconscionable that senior American diplomats, including the secretary of State ... could not bring themselves to even mention his name, or those of fellow Americans detained in Iran," Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said in a statement. . . .
According to the ACLJ, the pastor has been robbed repeatedly, has suffered from internal bleeding as a result of beatings at the last prison, and is once again being deprived of critical medication.