The U.S. Government must not waste another opportunity to secure the release of this brave and courageous father of two and devoted husband and a great pastor.
Photograph of Naghmeh Abedini and her children submitted for the record
When there is a deficiency, I believe we have a duty to speak out.
If we don't bring something up, they get the message. They get the message that we don't care.
The reason why I wanted to chair and put together this hearing... was precisely because of our concern that it was not b...
It needs to be integrated. It needs to be part of that discussion and then he will be released.
Statement for the record from the Honorable Bill Cassidy
We must enforce all of the sanctions, including travel bans and asset freezes on regime officials responsible for commit...
Every conversation we had with the Iranians should have begun with Saeed Abedini and ended with Saeed Abedini.
I was a lead sponsor of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act that was signed into law last August.
For these flagrant violations, the U.S. has designated Iran as Country of Particular Concern since 1999.