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It’s Thursday, July 30th, A.D. 2026. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 140 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I’m Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com)

By Jonathan Clark and Adam McManus

Iranian Muslim authorities shut down oldest Protestant church

Iranian officials recently shut down the oldest Protestant church in the country.

Christians have held worship services at St. Peter’s Evangelical Church in Tehran for 150 years. Authorities have now seized the property and banned church gatherings there. They also ordered 28 families living on the church compound to leave. Iran has been seizing Protestant church properties for years.

Mansour Khajehpour previously served as an elder at St. Peter’s Church. He told Christianity Today that the church in Iran grows despite persecution. He said, “This is the dynamic reality of the church. The church will not die. The church will grow, and we are a part of that church.”

In Matthew 16:18, Jesus said, “On this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.”

United States launched strikes on Iran last night

Speaking of Iran, the United States began launching strikes on Iran at 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 29th, according to the U.S. Central Command.

The U.S. attacks were “a powerful response to [Tuesday’s] attempted Iranian attacks on U.S. forces based in the Middle East.”

The attacks by Iran on U.S. forces did not get past U.S. defenses.

And The Western Journal reports that foreign governments are taking part in the fighting now, where they hadn’t before. For the first time, the Saudi Arabian military joined with the U.S. in striking Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, reports the Associated Press.

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