Asatryan

MEMORANDUM **

Zorik Asatryan, a native of Iran and a citizen of Armenia, along with his wife and minor child, who are natives and citizens of Armenia, 1 petition pro se for review of the *769 Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision summarily affirming an immigration judge’s (“IJ”) denial of their applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under Article 3 of the Convention Against Torture (the “Convention”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review for substantial evidence both the denial of asylum, Malhi v. INS, 336 F.3d 989, 992 (9th Cir.2003), and the denial of relief under the Convention, Zheng v. Ashcroft, 332 F.3d 1186, 1193 (9th Cir.2003). We deny the petition.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s adverse credibility finding. Asatryan testified that he was persecuted in Armenia because of his membership in the Seventh Day Adventist church. However, Asatryan submitted a document indicating that he was a member of the Armenian Evangelical Baptist Church, and then testified inconsistently about whether he was a member of that church. This inconsistency is substantial and goes to the heart of Asatryan’s asylum claim. See Chebchoub v.…