Iran is gripped within the most challenging crisis since its inception 41 years ago. The consequences of COVID-19 are profound. Iran is the epicenter of the virus in the Middle East. Within the country, the authorities and civilians alike are equal before the virus. The regime bars the public practice of their faith, forcing Iranian Christians to worship secretly in their homes.
Iran is gripped within the most challenging crisis since its inception 41 years ago, ICC reports. It has created a crisis of government. Fissures between the authorities have deeply widened over their pandemic response, and citizens are plunged into deeper despair through the government’s mismanagement.
Caught in the middle of this environment are Iran’s Christians. Though the country is quarantined, Christians are no strangers to stay-at-home orders.
The regime bars the public practice of their faith, forcing Iranian Christians to worship secretly in their homes.
They already understand what it means to experience social isolation and have church denied to them. Because of Iran’s insistence at jailing Christians, they already know what confinement means.
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