Pastor Saeed's wife, Naghmeh, and I have been asked to testify about Pastor Saeed's dire situation as Members of Congress seek to once again elevate the plight of this U.S. citizen who (has) been abandoned and wrongly imprisoned in Iran because of his faith.

A joint subcommittee hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee has been set for December 12th at 9:30am.

The hearing before the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, chaired by Representative Chris Smith (NJ), and the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, chaired by Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL), will focus on Pastor Saeed's worsening plight.

We are grateful for this opportunity to elevate Pastor Saeed's case, and it could not come at a more pivotal moment.

Last month Pastor Saeed was transferred from the political prisoner ward of Evin prison, a notoriously dangerous prison, to the violent criminal ward of Rajai Shahr prison, the deadliest prison in Iran. This week we learned that Pastor Saeed has been repeatedly robbed and threatened at knifepoint in this new prison.

Pastor Saeed's health is also deteriorating. He is experiencing increased pain in his stomach as he is being denied necessary medication by Iranian authorities. He is malnourished, covered in lice, and losing weight because of horrendous prison conditions.

In light of his deadly situation and the Obama Administration's refusal to even ask for Pastor Saeed's release in recent direct negotiations with Iran, it is imperative that Congress speak out. The U.S. State Department and the Obama Administration must make Pastor Saeed's freedom a true priority.

The life of a U.S. citizen—whose only "crime" is his Christian faith—is at stake.

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