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[h=4]Freed Iran prisoner returning to Idaho to reunite with family[/h]After more than three years, Boise Pastor Saeed Abedini will be back in U.S. Thursday.
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A North Carolina congressman spend 90 minutes with Saeed Abedini today.
Boise Pastor Saeed Abedini and Congressman Robert Pittenger, of North Carolina meet in Landstuhl, Germany.(Photo: Office of Rep. Robert Pittenger)
BOISE —<span style="color: Red;">*</span>After being held more than three years<span style="color: Red;">*</span>in an Iranian prison, Boise Pastor Saeed Abedini will be back in the USA<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Thursday night.
Abedini was one of five Americans released by Iran over the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>weekend.
Naghmeh<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Abedini, wife of the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Idaho pastor<span style="color: Red;">*</span>who was<span style="color: Red;">*</span>imprisoned<span style="color: Red;">*</span>for proselytizing, said their marriage suffered since his 2012<span style="color: Red;">*</span>arrest<span style="color: Red;">*</span>and she's not certain about the future. The couple have two children, a girl, 9, and a boy, 7.
Abedini<span style="color: Red;">*</span>said her husband will be at a retreat center with his parents for a few days. She and their children will arrive<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Monday. She said they<span style="color: Red;">*</span>will spend weeks or possibly months healing as a family and going through counseling.
"I am believing in a miracle for our marriage," she wrote on her<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Facebook page Wednesday morning. "WE need your prayers more than ever. The enemy wants to bring division and destruction. Please pray that we can heal and move forward united as a family."
USA TODAY
Americans freed by Iran cope with adjustments of coming home
Saeed Abedini<span style="color: Red;">*</span>was freed Saturday<span style="color: Red;">*</span>after 3 ½<span style="color: Red;">*</span>years in an Iranian prison. Since his release, he<span style="color: Red;">*</span>has been being evaluated and receiving<span style="color: Red;">*</span>medical treatment at a U.S. military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany.
Rep.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Robert Pittenger, R-N.C.,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>spent 90 minutes with the freed pastor Tuesday.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Pittenger said by phone that Saeed is deeply grateful to the millions of people who prayed for him, and is looking forward to reuniting with his family.
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Rep. Pittenger's interview on Abedini after his release KTVB
In a swap for seven Iranians held by the<span style="color: Red;">*</span>United States,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Iran also released<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Washington Post<span style="color: Red;">*</span>reporter<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Jason Rezaian,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>retired<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Marine<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Amir Hekmati and<span style="color: Red;">*</span>businessman Nosratollah Khosravi-Roodsari, who elected to remain in Iran.
USA TODAY
Freed reporter wants to watch basketball, 'Star Wars'
A fifth American who was not part of the prisoner swap<span style="color: Red;">*</span>but was released by Iran Saturday<span style="color: Red;">*</span>as a "goodwill gesture," is Matthew Trevithick, 30, a Massachusetts man detained by Iran for 40 days.Trevithick,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>from<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Hingham, about 17 miles southeast of Boston,<span style="color: Red;">*</span>traveled to Iran in September for a language program. It is unknown why he was held.
Contributing: USA TODAY
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