From Fox News. Greta Van Susteren sat down with Saeed Abedini, the Christian pastor who was freed from Iran, for his first and only interview. Abedini opened up about his ordeal in an Iranian prison, from torture behind bars to his release and return to America. Abedini revealed that he was interrogated and tortured after…
By Stoyan Zaimov U.S. Pastor Saeed Abedini is reportedly receiving death threats from ISIS jihadists at the Iranian prison where he is being held. The militants have said that they will kill him because of his Christian faith, the American Center for Law and Justice reported in a press release. Abedini, who is being held…
By BosNewsLife Middle East Service TEHRAN, IRAN – At least three evangelical Christians jailed in Iran, including a well-known Iranian American Christian pastor, were recovering from injuries Friday, May 23, after they were mistreated by Iranian security forces, several sources confirmed. Among those targeted was Pastor Saeed Abedini, who has U.S and Iranian citizenship. The young…
By Lisa Daftari The American pastor imprisoned in Iran for his Christian faith has sent an Easter message from his hospital bed to his family of supporters across the globe, reminding them of the importance of faith. Saeed Abedini, the 33-year-old Idaho resident who has served one year of an eight-year prison term in Iran…
By David Ashby Naghmeh Abedini remembers the day in September 2012 when her life, in her words, “crumbled.” Her husband Saeed, a Christian pastor, was visiting Iran at the time to see his family and work on the construction of an orphanage. “I got a call at midnight from his mom and she was crying,…
By Lela Gilbert Patience is in short supply these days. Despite our instant communication capabilities, just about everyone is waiting for something. The phone doesn’t ring. The cable guy never shows up. A check is always “in the mail.” Last week I found my own patience stretched into a thin membrane by a pile of…
By Stoyan Zaimov U.S. pastor Saeed Abedini was reportedly pinned down and shackled on Wednesday at an Iranian hospital, where he was also denied much needed surgery. “This morning Iranian guards lashed out violently against Pastor Saeed and an elderly relative who had been able to visit him in the hospital. Pastor Saeed was pinned…
By Christian News Wire For over a year two American citizens have been imprisoned in foreign countries in direct violation of their human rights. Saeed Abedini of Idaho, held in Iran, and Kenneth Bae of Washington, held by North Korea. Both men are in prison for their Christian faith. Our Administration has failed to secure…
By Edward Lee Pitts WASHINGTON—For the first time publicly President Barack Obama on Thursday (Feb. 6) named two U.S. citizens imprisoned overseas for their Christian beliefs and called for their release. Obama, speaking at the annual National Prayer Breakfast, said he prays for Kenneth Bae and Saeed Abedini. Bae is a Christian missionary who has…
By Jordan Sekulow There is a glimmer of hope for American Pastor Saeed Abedini – a U.S. citizen imprisoned in Iran for his Christian faith. In an interview with CNN, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was directly asked about Pastor Saeed. His answer provides the first glimmer of hope for Pastor Saeed’s freedom. As…