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The Latest: About 140 US troops injured, 8 severely, so far in Iran war, Pentagon says
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday would be the most intense day yet of U.S. strikes inside Iran. The Islamic Republic, its firepower diminished, vowed to fight on. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war’s aim is a popular overthrow of Iran’s government, and “we are breaking their bones.” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said U.S. President Donald Trump “is not making anything up” as he offers varying justifications for launching the war. The U.S. stock market and oil prices were holding relatively steady Tuesday after Trump’s signals about how long the war could last caused wild swings in financial and fuel markets. The Pentagon, meanwhile, offered its first tally of American wounded, saying about 140 U.S. troops have been injured, eight severely.(KOB4; 3.10.26)READMORE>>>>>>
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday would be the most intense day yet of U.S. strikes inside Iran. The Islamic Republic, its firepower diminished, vowed to fight on. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war’s aim is a popular overthrow of Iran’s government, and “we are breaking their bones.” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said U.S. President Donald Trump “is not making anything up” as he offers varying justifications for launching the war. The U.S. stock market and oil prices were holding relatively steady Tuesday after Trump’s signals about how long the war could last caused wild swings in financial and fuel markets. The Pentagon, meanwhile, offered its first tally of American wounded, saying about 140 U.S. troops have been injured, eight severely.(KOB4; 3.10.26)READMORE>>>>>>
Christians Divided on Iran War Cite Alarm, Prophecy
The Trump administration’s decision to launch an attack on Iran on Saturday has met with division among prominent Christian voices. Some evangelicals shaped by premillennial dispensationalism view the war through a lens of Revelation’s apocalyptic prophecy about the final day of judgment, while others support or oppose the attack for varying reasons. Christians preaching end-times rhetoric include Harvest Christian Fellowship Senior Pastor Greg Laurie and televangelist John Hagee. Laurie connected modern day Russia to “Magog,” from the book of Ezekiel chapter 38 which prophesies that Magog will attack Israel and be destroyed by God in recompense. “One of the allies of Magog is Persia,” Laurie determined, “now known as Iran.” Although he does not believe Magog has yet attacked Israel, he calls for Christians to be prepared for the Rapture to come after. (Juicy Ecumenism; 3.5.26)READMORE>>>>>>
The Trump administration’s decision to launch an attack on Iran on Saturday has met with division among prominent Christian voices. Some evangelicals shaped by premillennial dispensationalism view the war through a lens of Revelation’s apocalyptic prophecy about the final day of judgment, while others support or oppose the attack for varying reasons. Christians preaching end-times rhetoric include Harvest Christian Fellowship Senior Pastor Greg Laurie and televangelist John Hagee. Laurie connected modern day Russia to “Magog,” from the book of Ezekiel chapter 38 which prophesies that Magog will attack Israel and be destroyed by God in recompense. “One of the allies of Magog is Persia,” Laurie determined, “now known as Iran.” Although he does not believe Magog has yet attacked Israel, he calls for Christians to be prepared for the Rapture to come after. (Juicy Ecumenism; 3.5.26)READMORE>>>>>>
Iran After the Ayatollah
How should American Christians think about Iran, which US and Israeli forces are now attacking with the stated aim of overthrowing its Islamist regime? Saturday night, President Donald Trump announced that Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei had been killed in a strike, and Iranian state media soon confirmed it. And since late December, Iran’s dictatorship has reportedly killed thousands of anti-government protesters, which has been typical of its repressive theocratic rule across 47 years. Historically known as Persia, Iran is a rare nation to have endured since Bible times. Straddling the crossroads of the world, it sits on the Persian Gulf, with Russia to the north, Pakistan and Afghanistan to the east, Iraq and Turkey to the west, and the wealthy oil sheikhdoms to the south. (Christianity Today 2.28.26)READMORE>>>>>
How should American Christians think about Iran, which US and Israeli forces are now attacking with the stated aim of overthrowing its Islamist regime? Saturday night, President Donald Trump announced that Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei had been killed in a strike, and Iranian state media soon confirmed it. And since late December, Iran’s dictatorship has reportedly killed thousands of anti-government protesters, which has been typical of its repressive theocratic rule across 47 years. Historically known as Persia, Iran is a rare nation to have endured since Bible times. Straddling the crossroads of the world, it sits on the Persian Gulf, with Russia to the north, Pakistan and Afghanistan to the east, Iraq and Turkey to the west, and the wealthy oil sheikhdoms to the south. (Christianity Today 2.28.26)READMORE>>>>>
'The Return Of Jesus Is Back On The Menu': MAGA Evangelicals Celebrate The Attack On Iran
When Israel launched an attack on Iran in June of 2025, religious-right activists celebrated, excited by the prospect that it could precipitate the End Times and the return of Jesus Christ. Predictably, these same religious-right activists are once again overjoyed after the United States and Israel began jointly bombing Iran over the weekend, killing the nation's supreme leader and dozens of top military commanders. While the attack has generated retaliatory strikes and fears of a wider Middle East war, evangelical Trump supporters are gushing over President Donald Trump's action, with megachurch pastor Jack Hibbs declaring that "for such a time as this, this man is being led by God." (People For the American Way; 3.3.26)READMORE>>>>>>
When Israel launched an attack on Iran in June of 2025, religious-right activists celebrated, excited by the prospect that it could precipitate the End Times and the return of Jesus Christ. Predictably, these same religious-right activists are once again overjoyed after the United States and Israel began jointly bombing Iran over the weekend, killing the nation's supreme leader and dozens of top military commanders. While the attack has generated retaliatory strikes and fears of a wider Middle East war, evangelical Trump supporters are gushing over President Donald Trump's action, with megachurch pastor Jack Hibbs declaring that "for such a time as this, this man is being led by God." (People For the American Way; 3.3.26)READMORE>>>>>>
The Iranians are lying': Netanyahu says he's 'skeptical' about future US deal with Tehran
The prime minister laid out components he considers essential in any deal with Iran to ensure the security of Israel, the US, the region and the world. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was "very skeptical" about any future deal with Iran and that he raised concerns with US President Donald Trump that "the Iranians are lying." Speaking at the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations’ 51st Annual National Leadership Mission in Jerusalem on Sunday, Netanyahu said he just returned from the US, where he held "a very important meeting" with Trump focused on Iran. (Religion News Service 2.13.26) READMORE>>>>>
The prime minister laid out components he considers essential in any deal with Iran to ensure the security of Israel, the US, the region and the world. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was "very skeptical" about any future deal with Iran and that he raised concerns with US President Donald Trump that "the Iranians are lying." Speaking at the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations’ 51st Annual National Leadership Mission in Jerusalem on Sunday, Netanyahu said he just returned from the US, where he held "a very important meeting" with Trump focused on Iran. (Religion News Service 2.13.26) READMORE>>>>>
Christians in Iran imprisoned over affiliation with 'Zionist Christianity' activities deemed against Islam
Two Christians in Iran sentenced to prison for their faith were locked up on Dec. 16 and 20, and a Christian woman was summoned to begin serving her five-year prison term two days before Christmas, according to an advocacy group dedicated promotion of religious freedom in Iran. Nayereh Arjaneh, arrested along with her husband at their home in Garmsar on July 7, 2025, began serving her term in Semnan Prison on Dec. 23 after her conviction for “promoting deviant propaganda and teachings contrary to Islamic law” — that is, practicing and manifesting her faith, said Article 18.
(Christian Post; 1.10.26) READMORE>>>>>
Two Christians in Iran sentenced to prison for their faith were locked up on Dec. 16 and 20, and a Christian woman was summoned to begin serving her five-year prison term two days before Christmas, according to an advocacy group dedicated promotion of religious freedom in Iran. Nayereh Arjaneh, arrested along with her husband at their home in Garmsar on July 7, 2025, began serving her term in Semnan Prison on Dec. 23 after her conviction for “promoting deviant propaganda and teachings contrary to Islamic law” — that is, practicing and manifesting her faith, said Article 18.
(Christian Post; 1.10.26) READMORE>>>>>