The pictures coming out of Iran look like the beginning of the end for a regime that has spent decades trampling its own people. Witnesses say the Ayatollah and his inner circle are quietly preparing escape plans as protests and unrest spread across the country, an unmistakable sign that the mullahs’ grip is weakening.
At the same time, brave Iranians are choosing faith over fear — even under brutal persecution — and the underground church is bursting at the seams. Christian ministries reporting from the region describe house churches, secret baptisms, and converts from Islam risking everything to follow Christ, showing that persecution cannot stop a spiritual awakening.
Hormoz Shariat of Iran Alive Ministries, who has devoted his life to broadcasting the gospel into Iran, says that every time it seems things cannot get worse, the spiritual breakthrough gets stronger. That testimony from someone who knows the country and its people is powerful: out of hardship is flowing unprecedented openness to the gospel.
Americans who love freedom should be cheering this moment and standing shoulder to shoulder with the Iranian people, not wringing their hands and appeasing tyrants. Our foreign policy must back religious liberty and support tools — like satellite broadcasts and refugee aid — that empower persecuted believers and give hope to those trapped under tyranny.
Iran Alive Ministries and other organizations are on the front lines, broadcasting 24/7 into Farsi-speaking regions and reporting hundreds of thousands of documented salvations while training leaders for underground churches. These efforts show the conservative values we hold dear — faith, family, and freedom — are winning where secularism and tyranny have failed.
Now is not the time for American Christians to be passive. Pray, give, and pressure elected leaders to prioritize religious freedom and humanitarian relief for Iranians fleeing persecution; in moments like this, moral clarity matters and action saves lives. If we stand firm and support those bearing the gospel under fire, we will help usher in a free Iran rooted in faith and liberty.
