BOISE, Idaho (AP) – The family of an Idaho pastor who was freed after being held in an Iranian prison is planning to reunite with him when he returns to the U.S.
Saeed Abedini, who has been detained in Iran since 2012, was among four Americans freed over the weekend as part of a prisoner swap. A fifth American detained in Iran was released in a separate move.
Abedini’s wife, Naghmeh, told the Idaho Statesman Monday that she and the couple’s two children will fly to meet him on the East Coast to heal and reconnect with him.
She said her husband is being treated at a U.S. Army medical facility in Germany and that she has spoken with him on the phone.
After he receives medical treatment, he will be flown to a facility on the U.S. East Coast, where his family will join him.
The Boise man was detained for compromising national security, presumably because of Christian proselytizing. He was sentenced in 2013 to eight years in prison.
