In Iran, where mounting financial, societal and emotional pressures are leaving many struggling to cope after months of conflict, SAT-7 PARS is creating spaces where people can speak openly, be heard and find support.

The inspiring life and ministry of the Rev. Edward Hovsepian-Mehr was honoured at a memorial service in London, broadcast live online by SAT-7 PARS for Iranian viewers around the world.

“Please don’t forget us – please be our voice.” This is what the makers of SAT-7 PARS program Insiders heard from viewers in Iran when their messages were able to break through the country’s recent internet blackouts.

Following reports of direct military strikes between Israel and Iran – including explosions in major cities and warnings of further retaliation – fear and uncertainty are spreading rapidly across the region..

As reports continue to emerge from Iran about the scale and brutality of the recent crackdown on protesters, we share this moving prayer from an Iranian viewer outside the country…

“I want to ask you to pray for me. Last night, five or six missiles flew right over our heads. Since then, I haven’t been able to sleep at all. I was so scared. We keep reading this verse: ‘I will not die but live, and will proclaim what the Lord has done.’ (Psalm 118:17).” — Sarina, aged 10, from Iran

SAT-7’s Persian channel is supporting distressed viewers in Iran following a wave of air strikes on the country overnight. SAT-7 PARS went live this morning (13 June) with a special episode of Mirror to give viewers the opportunity to share their feelings and prayer requests.

The SAT-7 PARS Viewer Support team, made up of Iranian believers living outside their homeland, has been deeply impacted by the stream of troubling news from Iran in recent weeks. Events including a catastrophic explosion at the country’s largest commercial port, the imprisonment of three Christians – one a pregnant woman – for their faith, and Iran’s deepening economic crisis, are uniting staff and viewers in fervent prayer.