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In this Gatestone Institute article, Uzay Bulut details the escalating persecution of Christians in Iran under the Islamic Republic, including arrests, imprisonment, church seizures, and Bible bans.
- At least 21 Christians received custodial sentences in 2025 for Bible distribution, with total prison sentences exceeding 280 years for 254 arrested Christians.
- House churches are raided, Bibles confiscated as contraband, and ordinary activities like prayer gatherings and baptisms criminalized under national security charges.
- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) increasingly leads raids with brutality, including body searches, beatings, and blocking medical aid.
- Regime forces seized Saint Peter Evangelical Church in Tehran, evicting residents from a historic compound despite recognized minority status for Armenian and Assyrian Christians.
- Christians face severe mistreatment in prison, exorbitant bail, exile, and monitoring of overseas activities, forcing thousands to flee annually.
- The regime’s hatred for Christians mirrors its broader oppression of its own people and export of terrorism, rendering agreements like the MOU ineffective against its ideology.
Read the full story:
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/22678/the-islamic-republic-of-iran-war-on-christians
