Points of Prayer

  • Pray for freedom from the repressive ayatollahs in their government.

  • Pray for godly leadership to rise up from the protests for freedom of the extreme islamic stronghold held by the ayatollahs.

  • Pray for the underground church, that it would continue to grow despite oppression.

  • Pray for leadership and discipleship for the believers, along with strength and wisdom

  • Pray for the Iranian diaspora in Europe, the US, and Canada. That they would encounter Jesus abroad and be compelled to go back to Iran and help others take their place in the Kingdom.

Romans 1:16 in Persian Farsi

رومیان 1:16

زیرا که از انجیل مسیح عار ندارم چونکه قوت خداست، برای نجات هر کس که ایمان آورد، اول یهود و پس یونانی،

Iran

 

Country Facts

Population

86,758,304 (2022 est.)

Ethnic Groups

Persian, Azeri, Kurd, Lur, Baloch, Arab, Turkmen, and Turkic tribes

Languages

Persian Farsi (official), Azeri and other Turkic dialects, Kurdish, Gilaki and Mazandarani, Luri, Balochi, Arabic

Religions

Muslim (official) 99.6% (Shia 90-95%, Sunni 5-10%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, and Christian) 0.3%, unspecified 0.2% (2016 est.)

Location

Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea, between Iraq and Pakistan

Refugees & Displaced Peoples

refugees (country of origin): 2.6 million undocumented Afghans, 780,000 Afghan refugee card holders, 20,000 Iraqi refugee card holders (2020)
stateless persons: 34 (mid-year 2021)

The World Factbook 2021. Washington, DC: Central Intelligence Agency, 2021.
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/