These are crucial days in the long history of the Church in Iran. 

There is clear evidence of unprecedented openness to the Gospel—openness that continues even amid hardship—alongside real and measurable Church growth. At the same time, the Church faces severe opposition from a hostile government. In decades past, Christians feared martyrdom. Today, those who live out their faith risk arbitrary arrest, interrogation, torture, prosecution, and long prison sentences, while countless others endure daily discrimination and restriction.