Tag: Iranian Christians

THE Iranian pastor who has spent more than 1,000 days in prison for his faith in Christ is headed back to court. Iranian authorities are demanding Youcef Nadarkhani face a judge in Iran on Sept. 8 to answer for "charges brought against him."

IRANIAN security forces closed down the Jannat Abad Church, an Assemblies of God (AG) church in Tehran, in June, leaving the 100-member church without a home. Now, church officials stateside are responding.

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WORRIED over possible ramifications over its controversial atomic program, Iran's nuclear chief hinted at a possible compromise offer from the country's leadership ahead of negotiations with world powers this week.

PRESENT Truth Ministries (PTM) is calling for prayer for another Iranian pastor who is in trouble. According to PTM founder Jason DeMars, Pastor Behnam Irani is being held in prison in Karaj.

THE case of imprisoned Iranian pastor Yousef Nadarkhani now has been referred to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, Agence France-Presse, a French news service, reported Oct. 10.

ACCORDING to Iranian news agency, Mohabat News, Dr Majid Abhari, adviser to the social issues committee of the parliament in Iran, said "these missionaries with reliance on huge money and propaganda are trying to deviate our youth".

WITH the sobering reality that the United States, European Union and United Nations are not going to proactively prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons, the only other course remaining is to envision the realism of what is about to come.

ADIVA Mirza Soleiman Kalimi, a Jewish Iranian, and her husband, Varoujan Petrosian, an Armenian Iranian along with another woman and two men, whose identities remain unknown, were secretly executed in Evin Prison.

AN Iranian Christian pastor has been detained by Iranian authorities. According to Jason DeMars of Present Truth Ministries, Pastor Behnam Irani has been convicted of “actions against the Order.”