Western countries have propped up the Iranian economy because of their own selfish and naïve interests, and have continued to release billions of dollars to fund the regime, as the Biden Administration did again in November, following a similar release of billions in what Iranians called the #IranHostageDeal.
This morning, while running errands before Shabbat, the threat became real on another level. The cell phone store in the neighborhood shopping center is now selling gas powered generators. We’ve been talking for weeks about the likelihood that an attack by Hezbollah or Iran could take out the power grid for some time. People are stocking up.
In the eyes of the Iranian Islamic regime and their proxies, we are all infidels: Israel, the US and all the west, Jews and Christians alike. We are all legitimate targets. Our collective defeat is their goal.
The world is watching the latest negotiations in the Israel–Hamas war amid ongoing attacks by the Houthis and Hezbollah. In the meantime, we should not miss this headline from the Jerusalem Post: “Iran closer than ever to weaponizing uranium, building nuclear bomb.”
The possibility of the United States going to war with Iran has become more likely. On Sunday, President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. would decide when and where a retaliation would take place.
A Bible translation agency is working to translate the Word of God across the world, especially in countries where Christianity is not welcome.
On Friday, imprisoned activist Narges Mohammadi was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her work against the oppression of women in Iran.
