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“What can you say, this is totally disgraceful! The answers Kerry gave sound almost idiotic. As Donald Trump says in the article if they had made an issue out of his release during these negotiations, he would have been released but doing so was apparently not on their agenda. So the pastor continues to rot in this extremely dangerous prison with his life in dire jeopardy.  The pastor and his family need our prayers so please don’t forget them.”  Admin

It was literally a question of life and death, and the answer by Secretary of State John Kerry puzzled the congressman.

Rep. Christopher Smith, R-N.J., wanted to know why the Obama administration did not even ask for the release of pastor Saeed Abedini, the American imprisoned in Iran, while negotiating a nuclear deal.

“They (prisoners) would become pawns to the process and it could prolong it, it could make it more risky or dangerous,” said Kerry.

More dangerous?

Smith had already noted, “But he is at risk right now of death. He’s been transferred to an even more ominous prison. He’s in a cell with known murderers. He woke up with a knife next to his face.”

The 33-year-old pastor was sentenced in January to eight years in prison for spreading Christianity in Iran. He was convicted of attempting to undermine the government and endangering national security by persuading youth to leave Islam.

‘Nothing could be done’

Smith said Kerry’s State Department had told Abedini’s wife, Naghmeh, “there was nothing that could be done,” leaving her “shocked and dismayed.”

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