{"id":79081,"date":"2026-03-18T06:25:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T06:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=79081"},"modified":"2026-03-18T06:25:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T06:25:16","slug":"icc-presidents-video-message-to-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/icc-presidents-video-message-to-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Videoboodschap van de ICC-voorzitter aan Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Like you, we have been closely following the delicate situation in Iran during the past month. Reports on the number of protesters killed vary from 7,000 to more than 30,000, depending on the source. A second aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is en route to the region as U.S.-Iran nuclear talks are underway. The Middle East, and Iran in particular, has always been a tinderbox. It will continue to be until Jesus returns. This is a critical time\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like you, we have been closely following the delicate situation in Iran during the past month. Reports on the number of protesters killed vary from 7,000 to more than 30,000, depending on the source. A second aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is en route to the region as U.S.-Iran nuclear talks are underway. The Middle East, and Iran in particular, has always been a tinderbox. It will continue to be until Jesus returns. This is a critical time\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":67980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-79081","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":75909,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/christians-respond-to-protests-in-iran\/","url_meta":{"origin":79081,"position":0},"title":"Christians Respond to Protests in Iran","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"februari 3, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The protest against Iran\u2019s collapsing economy quickly escalated, turning into a nationwide revolt against the country\u2019s authoritarian rule. Since Dec. 28, tens of thousands of citizens have taken to the streets to join the demonstrations. In response, the Ayatollah regime has met them with violence; some reports estimate that the crackdown has resulted in a death toll as high as 20,000. Lily Meschi, director of Iran Alive Ministries, noted that protests occur every few years in Iran. However, she said,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":74996,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/pray-and-stand-with-irans-underground-church\/","url_meta":{"origin":79081,"position":1},"title":"Pray and Stand with Iran\u2019s Underground Church","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"januari 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"I write to you today with deep urgency as history unfolds in Iran. As nationwide protests for freedom intensify \u2014 with death toll reports climbing from the hundreds into the thousands \u2014 the Iranian regime has shut down the internet, cutting off an entire nation from the outside world. Violence is escalating. Families are grieving. This is a critical moment for the global Church. International Christian Concern (ICC) is actively and prayerfully preparing to support Iran\u2019s underground believers as the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":74985,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/finding-the-biblical-context-for-the-story-unfolding-in-iran\/","url_meta":{"origin":79081,"position":2},"title":"Finding the Biblical Context for the Story Unfolding in Iran","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"juli 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"As events unfold in Iran and the nation once again faces unrest, violence, and uncertainty, many believers are\u00a0asking\u00a0where God is at work \u2014 and how the Church should pray in moments like this.\u00a0\u00a0 Scripture gives us profound hope for this land.\u00a0\u00a0 In the book of Jeremiah, God speaks of Elam \u2014 an ancient region that corresponds to modern-day Iran \u2014 declaring:\u00a0 \u201cI will set My throne in Elam,\u00a0\u00a0 and destroy her king and officials,\u201d\u00a0 declares the Lord. \u2014Jeremiah 49:38\u00a0 What\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Islam: Facts and Figures&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Islam: Facts and Figures","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/islam\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00577.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00577.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00577.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00577.webp?fit=900%2C679&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":50858,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/catholic-cardinals-in-iran-and-israel-pray-for-peace-as-violence-escalates\/","url_meta":{"origin":79081,"position":3},"title":"Catholic cardinals in Iran and Israel pray for peace as violence escalates","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"november 9, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem (pictured) and Cardinal Dominique Mathieu of the Archdiocese of Tehran\u2013Isfahan in Iran asked for prayers on June 16, 2025, as the conflict between Iran and Israel escalated. \/ Credit: Courtesy of Custos of the Holy Land Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jun 16, 2025 \/ 18:40 pm (CNA). Catholic leaders in both Iran and Israel are praying for peace as violence between the two nations continues to escalate following Israel\u2019s assassinations of Iranian military officials\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Catholic cardinals in Iran and Israel pray for peace as violence escalates","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Catholic-cardinals-in-Iran-and-Israel-pray-for-peace-as-violence-escalates.webp?fit=800%2C416&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Catholic-cardinals-in-Iran-and-Israel-pray-for-peace-as-violence-escalates.webp?fit=800%2C416&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Catholic-cardinals-in-Iran-and-Israel-pray-for-peace-as-violence-escalates.webp?fit=800%2C416&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Catholic-cardinals-in-Iran-and-Israel-pray-for-peace-as-violence-escalates.webp?fit=800%2C416&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":64006,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/iranian-court-upholds-10-year-prison-sentence-for-christian-man\/","url_meta":{"origin":79081,"position":4},"title":"Iranian Court Upholds 10-Year Prison Sentence for Christian Man","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"september 28, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Iran\u00a0\u2014 Mehran Shamloui, a Christian convert, has been denied a retrial for his case by the Iranian Supreme Court.\u00a0 Shamloui was arrested in 2024 and sentenced to 10 years and 8 months in prison in March 2025 for participating in a house church. The charges against him included \u201cpropaganda activities contrary to Islamic law,\u201d and \u201cmembership in groups opposing the state.\u201d\u00a0 He was released from jail after he posted bail in late 2024. He fled the country and intended to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Islam: Facts and Figures&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Islam: Facts and Figures","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/islam\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00412.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00412.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00412.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00412.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":74520,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/christian-convert-in-iran-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison\/","url_meta":{"origin":79081,"position":5},"title":"Christian Convert in Iran Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"juli 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Nayereh Arjaneh, a Christian convert living in Iran, began serving a five-year prison term on Dec. 23 because of her faith. Christian converts are often targets of imprisonment, false accusations, mistreatment, and torture under the Iranian regime, with hundreds of Christ followers targeted by Iranian authorities in 2025 alone. According to the International Society for Human Rights, \u201carrests, interrogations, and ill-treatment during detention were particularly brutal\u201d in 2024. Arjaneh and her husband, Qasem Esmaili, were arrested on July 7, 2025,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Islam: Facts and Figures&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Islam: Facts and Figures","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/islam\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00604.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00604.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00604.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00604.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/ICC-Favicon-80px-37.png?fit=80%2C80&ssl=1","mfb_rest_fields":["title","jetpack_publicize_connections","jetpack-related-posts","jetpack_sharing_enabled","jetpack_featured_media_url"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79081","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79081"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79081\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79081"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79081"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79081"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=79081"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}