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From Islam to Christ: The Quiet Revival in Iran

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🗓️ 15 February 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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As Iran cracks down on dissent, Christians are paying the price. Pastor Jacob Pursley joins us to reveal what’s really happening to believers inside Iran and why Christianity is growing despite the regime’s brutality. Is change coming to Iran? And what role could the U.S. play? Get the facts first with Morning Wire.- - -Ep. 2634- - -Wake up with new Morning Wire merch: https://bit.ly/4lIubt3- - -Today's Sponsor:Lean - Get 20% off when you enter code WIRE at https://TakeLean.com- - -Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacymorning wire,morning wire podcast,the morning wire podcast,Georgia Howe,John Bickley,daily wire podcast,podcast,news podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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As Iran's Islamic regime continues to crack down on dissent amid the anti-government uprising,

0:09.6

Christians in the country face even more scrutiny.

0:11.8

In this episode, we talked to a pastor who works with Iranian Christians in Armenia,

0:16.4

who are forced to flee their homeland amid ongoing persecution.

0:19.9

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Here to discuss the ongoing persecution of Iran's large Christian population is Jacob Persley,

1:31.1

a missionary and pastor of the International Bible Church of Armenia.

1:33.4

Jacob, thank you so much for joining us.

1:35.1

Wow, it's a privilege to be here. Thank you.

1:43.3

So you minister, in part, to Iranian Christians. And can you give us some context? How did this happen?

1:46.3

Where are you located in terms of your church, your ministry? And why are Iranians fleeing into Armenia in the first place? Well, we have an

1:54.2

English-speaking international church in Yerevan, Armenia, and it caters to all the internationals that

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