A petition is calling for the release of an Iranian pastor imprisoned for allegedly evangelizing to Muslims. As conditions in the Evin prison decline amid the coronavirus pandemic, the risk level of the pastor contracting the virus increases.
A petition is calling for the release of an Iranian pastor imprisoned for allegedly evangelizing to Muslims. As conditions in the Evin prison decline amid the coronavirus pandemic, the risk level of the pastor contracting the virus increases.
An Assyrian Christian was released from an Iranian prison along with 85,000 other prisoners in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Despite widespread persecution against Christians in Iran, Christians in the country are boldly expressing their faith in a Satellite television program called Signals.
According to Faithwire, Iran's Supreme Leader fast-tracker an unfair conviction against a Christian pastor claiming that he had acted "against national security."
An Iranian student group of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to bomb what many believe to be the tomb of Queen Esther and Mordechai.
An Iranian lawmaker placed a bounty on President Trump's head when he offered $3 million to anyone who assassinates the President.
As tensions rise between the U.S. and Iran, please pray for our troops stationed in and the Christians and innocent civilians living in the country.
The Trump administration today announced new sanctions for Iran even as it appeared to step back from initial claims that it ordered the drone strike on Gen. Qassem Soleimani because of an “imminent strike” he was planning on U.S. personnel.
“This was gonna happen, and American lives were at risk,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said when asked for his definition of “imminent."
The new sanctions cover construction, manufacturing, textiles, mining, steel and iron, while other sanctions target specific Iranian officials, USA Today reported.
“The president has been very clear: we will continue to apply economic sanctions until Iran stops its terrorist activities and commit that it will never have nuclear weapons," Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said.
The world is anxiously waiting to see if there will be more fallout after the Jan. 3 drone strike that killed Soleimani and several others. On Wednesday, in retaliation for the general’s death, Iran launched dozens of missile strikes at Iraqi military bases housing U.S. troops. There were no casualties in the attacks, although U.S. intelligence and other world leaders believe Iran accidentally shot down a Ukrainian airliner that crashed near Tehran, hours after the missiles were launched. The crash killed all 176 passengers.
So how did the United States get to this point? Are the U.S. and Iran so different? Are Christians really being persecuted by the Islamic country?
Here are 5 things you may not know about Iran:
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The death of Iran's Qassem Soleimani was met by mixed emotions in America with opinions split across the political isle.
After the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani by the United States, Iran has struck back by firing missiles at Iraqi military bases housing Americans.
