Will an Iran Deal Leave Imprisoned Americans In the Lurch?
The American Center for Law and Justice has warned that pastor Saeed Abedini and three other Americans imprisoned in Iran seem likely to be forgotten by President Barack Obama's administration in the proposed nuclear deal with Iran.
Beside Abedini, the law group has identified Jason Rezaian, Amir Hekmati, and Robert Levinson as three other U.S. citizens being held in Iranian prisons.
ACLJ Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow wrote for Fox News on Wednesday that forgetting these Americans in the negotiations would be "outrageous," but the signs are showing that it might very well become a reality.
"The Obama administration has refused to ask for the release of Pastor Saeed and the other imprisoned Americans at the bargaining table. And that is a tremendous mistake," Sekulow wrote.
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"While President Obama told the Abedini family that securing the release of pastor Saeed, a U.S. citizen, is a 'top priority,' there's little evidence to suggest that is happening," he added, referring to Obama's meeting with Naghmeh Abedini and the couple's two children back in January in Boise, Idaho.
