There were exceptions, with Kentucky Sen. “When Americans are freed and returned to their families, that’s something we can all celebrate”.
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“From our involvement in Pastor Saeed’s case more than three years ago, our goal was two-fold: keep Pastor Saeed alive in one of the world’s most risky prisons – and work to secure his release”.
But the weekend release of Abedini and four other Americans are now followed by the reality of a sudden transition from captivity to freedom, according to USA Today, which says Abedini and three others now undergoing evaluations and treatment at a US military hospital in Germany. “None of them had violated any real laws, and in fact, some of them weren’t even charged”, Rubio said during an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation” that aired on Sunday.
The seven people being released from American custody will provide Iran with significant expertise in how to evade missile and nuclear control sanctions and how not to get caught next time, Sherman added.
Here’s a deeper look at what the candidates had to say on Saturday about the prisoner exchange. She received the news at about 6:30 a.m. Saturday after friends from Iran called her to share the news that they had heard.
“I remember the mess and the weight of ‘now what?'” Naghmeh said”.
According to Secretary of State John Kerry on Twitter, “Iran has agreed to deepen our coordination as we work to locate Robert Levinson”.
GOP presidential contender Florida Sen.
And while the Republican candidates spent much of their Thursday debate trying to present Clinton as a continuation of Obama-style diplomacy, Clinton appeared to more closely echo them in most regards, declaring Iran’s capture of US Navy sailors earlier in the week “offensive” and “demeaning”, far afield from the administration’s happiness at the quick and easy resolution of the incident. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan, a top Republican lawmaker, criticized the lifting of the sanctions. “We praise God for His protection of these men while they were held by the Iranians”.
Clinton recalled her time in the Obama Administration, saying, “I’m very proud of the role that I played in getting us to the point where we could negotiate the agreement that puts a lid on Iran’s nuclear weapons program”.
While the release of Pastor Abedini is indeed an answered prayer to the millions of Christians who prayed for him, more prayers are needed for other victims of injustice due to their faith.
“When you’re dealing with Iran you have to be careful because tigers don’t change their stripes overnight”, Leighton said.
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Donald Trump tweeted: “In Iran deal we get 4 prisoners”.
