Christian leaders react to the US-Israeli strikes in Iran, death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
1. Lana Silk of Transform Iran
Lana Silk, the president and CEO of Transform Iran, an Iranian-led Christian ministry and humanitarian organization actively serving people in Iran, called the events of the past few days “inevitable and sadly necessary.” She stated that tens of thousands of people have been killed and tens of thousands of others arrested since anti-regime protests began in December.
“No one wants the loss of life, but the loss of life was continuing — and likely at much higher numbers than a targeted, decisive war will deliver,” Silk said in a statement shared with The Christian Post.
“While every innocent life lost is a tragedy, we must recognize that the Iranian people have endured 47 years of systemic brutality under this regime, particularly worsened in recent weeks. Tens of thousands have died, and many more have been traumatized. There is no ‘normal’ in the way this government deals with its own people.”
“This was a situation that was impossible for Iranians to take any further without outside help,” she added. “They welcome intervention by the West and have pleaded for it for a long time.”
