There are new reports that Christian Pastor Saeed Abedini - the US citizen imprisoned in Iran for spreading Christianity in the predominantly Islamic nation in 2012 - was recently beaten and taken away from a hospital to be returned to the notorious Rajai Shahr prison where he suffered several injuries including lingering stomach pains due to multiple beatings from guards and prisoners because of his faith in Jesus.

Pastor Abedini's wife Naghmeh expressed her concern for her husband's safety after witnessing her husband being attacked in the Iranian hospital after spending two months there to recuperate from his injuries suffered from both Rajai Shahr and Evin prisons.

"This news is devastating to our family," said Naghmeh Abedini, according to Fox News. "This development also came as a complete shock to all of us. We're very concerned about his health."

The Abedini family's lawyer Jordan Sekulow, who is the Executive Director of the American Center for Law and Justice, spoke about his client's wellbeing and treatment.

"It is a very disturbing development that underscores what we have known from the very beginning - there is much upheaval and uncertainty in Iran," said Sekulow, according to Fox. "We've been hopeful since Pastor Saeed has spent the last two months in the hospital, instead of a prison cell. But this unexpected move raises great concern."

Two years ago, authorities removed the minister from a bus after the Iranian-American returned to Iran to build an orphanage to house kids in need of a home. Before that incident, the preacher built multiple Christian churches in his native land after he converted to Christianity back in 2000.

"Despite this troubling news, we continue to move forward with our efforts in this country and abroad to work to secure his freedom," said Sekulow. "Pastor Saeed is an American citizen who is being punished because he's a Christian. That was unacceptable when he was taken into custody nearly two years ago, and it is unacceptable today."