Fox News - Wife of Christian Pastor Held in Iran to Testify Before Congress

By Lisa Daftari, FoxNews.com

The wife of the American pastor imprisoned in Iran for his Christian faith is on her way to Washington, where she will press lawmakers to fight for her husband's freedom.

Naghmeh Abedini, whose husband Saeed Abedini was sentenced to eight years in prison in his homeland, will appear before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in the House along with her U.S. based attorneys, Jay and Jordan Sekulow of the American Center for Law and Justice. Their goal is to convince the lawmakers to ratchet up pressure on Iran, either directly or through the Obama administration, which they say has been too quiet on the matter. . . .

“The special focus on Friday will be on Pastor Saeed. The State Department will be there and will be forced to answer questions. These are members of Congress who know about the case and will push for answers,” said Jordan Sekulow. “The State Department has only said something about Pastor Saeed when asked. There’s no mention of him unless they’re being pressured for a statement and nothing proactive is being done.”. . .

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