Mitt Romney sends a message to Iran:

I strongly condemn the Iranian regime for the conviction and death sentence of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani. The freedom of religious belief is the most personal of rights, and Iranโ€™s effort to bring the power of the state to bear upon Pastor Nadarkhaniโ€™s Christian faith is not only a violation of Iranโ€™s international obligations, but an unacceptable outrage against human dignity. I call on the Iranian authorities to rescind the conviction and death sentence, release Pastor Nadarkhani, and abandon all measures that deny the Iranian people basic human rights.