Thank you, Chair.
I'd just like to say one thing on the record. I said it last time, but I would like to say it a little bit more fulsomely. How are we, or really anybody who's observing, to believe there's any level of authenticity or credibility on behalf of the president and the Iranian regime's nuclear negotiators when they continue to make commitments, repeatedly, to take action to remedy their human rights infractions, but subsequently not only fail to keep those promises but also increase their barbarity and tyranny over their own citizens?
We've just again heard testimony today from Mr. Bahari and Mr. Shaheed that nobody is really out of the purview of persecution, whether it's women, youth, Sunni Muslims, Christians, or Baha'is. It just continues to go on, promise after promise after promise.
With that in mind, I hope I can get two questions out. Perhaps I could get a quick response.
Mr. Shaheed, do you know what the disposition of Pastor Saeed Abedini is at this time? Do you know if he's still alive and safe inside prison in Iran?